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baldpate

noun

Etymology

From bald + pate.

  1. derived from patina — “pan, dish”
  2. derived from patena
  3. derived from patene
  4. inherited from pate
  5. compounded as baldpate — “bald + pate”

Definitions

  1. A bald-headed person.

    • Come hither, goodman baldpate.
    • A baldpate with an often aloof demeanour, Tian is one of Crown's most lucrative private junket operators, effectively a middleman who recommends wealthy Chinese high rollers in return for a commission.

  2. A bald head.

    • Peri is in his 70s and has a thick silver mustache and a baldpate covered by a yarmulke.

  3. A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).

    • The Baldpate and White-winged Dove are two of the four game birds that can be hunted during the 2015 bird-shooting season.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA