ornamental prow
1figurehead — /fig yeuhr hed /, n. 1. a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads. 2. Naut. a carved full length figure or bust built into the bow… …
2Liburnians — Liburnia in the age of the Roman conquest The Liburnians (or Liburni, Greek: Λιβυρνοί)[1] were an ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers Arsia (Raša) and… …
3Sutton Hoo — restored). Although based on helmets of the spangenhelm type, the immediate comparisons are with contemporary Vendel Age helmets from eastern Sweden.] Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries of the… …
4Art Deco — The art deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928–1930 …
5gondola — /gon dl euh/ or, esp. for 1, /gon doh leuh/, n. 1. a long, narrow, flat bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward:… …
6Docklands, Victoria — Docklands Melbourne, Victoria View toward Docklands from high above the Melbourne CBD in 2008. From left to right Batmans Hill Southern Cross Station; Victoria Harbour; Stadium Precinct; N …
7scrollhead — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an ornamental curved timber at the prow of a ship * * * /skrohl hed /, n. Naut. billethead. [1865 70; SCROLL + HEAD] …
