Beak"head` (?), n.

1. Arch.

An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak.

Parker.

2. Naut. (a)

A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew.

(b) Antiq.

Same as Beak, 3.

 

© Webster 1913.

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