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Webster 1913 Edition

Figurehead

Fig′ure-headˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Naut.)
The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
2.
A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.

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