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Definition: BY THE HEAD

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Naut.), having the bows lower than the stern; -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the stern.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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The order of Saint Stanislaus. As issued by the head of the Imperial House of Romanov 6     The order of Saint Stanislaus. As issued by the head of the Imperial House of Romanov 6

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Translations: BY THE HEAD

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Italian appruato (bow-heavy, by the head, nose-heavy). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, by the head. (volunteer & more translations)
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