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broad arrowhead

noun

Etymology

From Middle English brode arowe hed, brode arowe hede, brode arrowe head.

  1. derived from brode arowe hed

Definitions

  1. Synonym of broad arrow (“type of arrowhead”).

    • A blue check gown, thick worsted stockings, and heavy-nailed shoes formed her costume, which was covered with a number of broad arrowheads, and had nothing in the way of ornament but a red badge on one of the sleeves—a good conduct badge.
    • Below the horizontal notch is the broad arrowhead that was used from the Middle Ages onwards to mark the property of the sovereign.

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