figurehead
(noun) figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
figurehead (plural figureheads)
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
Source: Wiktionary
Fig"ure*head`, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
