Associations to the word «Roundhead»

Wiktionary

ROUNDHEAD, noun. A nickname given to the supporters of parliament during the English Civil War.
ROUNDHEAD, adjective. (of a screw) Having a dome-shaped head.
ROUNDHEAD, noun. A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.

Dictionary definition

ROUNDHEAD, noun. A brachycephalic person.
ROUNDHEAD, noun. A supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope