baldpate
English
A baldpate (person) with a baldpate.
A baldpate (bird)
Etymology
bald + pate
Noun
baldpate (plural baldpates)
- A bald-headed person.
- c. 1603–1604, Shakespeare, William, Measure for Measure, act 5, scene 1, line 324:
- Come hither, goodman baldpate.
- 2016 November 7, Wen, Philip, “Crown Casino's Chinese middle-man to VIP high rollers was among arrests”, in stuff.co.nz:
- 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.
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- A bald head.
- 2013 September 16, Vargas-Cooper, Natasha, “What If the Best Remedy for a Broken Family Is No Family at All?”, in Pacific Standard:
- Peri is in his 70s and has a thick silver mustache and a baldpate covered by a yarmulke.
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- A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
- 2015 August 19, “Bird-shooting season opens this weekend”, in Jamaica Observer:
- 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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Synonyms
- (bald person): See Thesaurus:bald person
- (bald head): chrome dome
- (bird): American wigeon, Anas americana, zuisin
Translations
bald-headed person — see baldy