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ROUNDHEAD
Roundhead
(noun) a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
roundhead
(noun) a brachycephalic person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Round"head`, n. (Eng. Hist.)
Definition: A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. Toone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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