Dictionary - Definition of DOUBLE-HEADED

Definition: DOUBLE-HEADED


Part of Speech	Definition
Adjective	1. Having two heads; bicipital.[Websters] 2. Being twofold, dual or duplex. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb double-headedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form (double-headedly)	1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective double-headed.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Double-headed" is a common misspelling or typo for: double-header.

Date "Double-headed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Definition: DOUBLE-HEADED

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Having two heads. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Common Expressions: DOUBLE-HEADED

Expressions	Definition
Double-headed rail	(Railroad), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Specialty Expressions: DOUBLE-HEADED

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Double-headed arrow	Computing	A shape the cursor assumes for certain functions. Source: European Union. (references)
Double-headed Eagle	Literature	(The). The German eagle has its head turned to our left hand, and the Roman eagle to our right hand. When Charlemagne was made "Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire," he joined the two heads together, one looking east and the other west. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Extended Definition: DOUBLE-HEADED

Double-headed

Double-headed may refer to:

Double-headed eagle, common symbol in heraldry and vexillology
Double-heading, the use of at least two steam locomotives at the front of a train
Double-headed rail, a type of cross-section of rail used in early railway track construction
Double-header, when two sporting events occur in the same venue back-to-back

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