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headed

/ˈhɛdɪd/ adjective C2
  1. Heading in a certain direction. · southward-headed caravans
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Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 94 · B2
Cecil Barker pointed to a box of brass-headed nails upon the mantelpiece.
The Valley of Fear, p. 30 · C1
The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 16 · B2
Wilson, that I was a red-headed man.’
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 7 · B2

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