hardhead

1
[ hahrd-hed ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌhɛd /

noun

Origin of hardhead

1
First recorded in 1510–20; hard + head

Words nearby hardhead

hardener, hardening, hardening of arteries, hardening of the arteries, hardhack, hardhead, hardhead sponge, hardheaded, hardheads, hardhearted, hardicanute

Definition for hardheads (2 of 3)

hardhead 2
[ hahrd-hed ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌhɛd /

noun

an alloyed silver coin of Scotland, issued in the 16th and 17th centuries, equal to one and one-half pence and later to twopence.
Also called lion.

Origin of hardhead

2
1555–65; perhaps (by folk etymology) < French hardit, after Philip III, named le Hardi the Bold (1245–85), king of France, who first issued the coin

Definition for hardheads (3 of 3)

knapweed
[ nap-weed ]
/ ˈnæpˌwid /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
Also called hardheads, Spanish button.

Origin of knapweed

First recorded in 1400–50, knapweed is from the late Middle English word knopwed. See knop, weed1

Words related to hardheads

bonehead, fool, screwball, jackass, dunce, oaf, idiot, ninny, bust, tomfool, simpleton, noodle, chump, moron, nincompoop, numskull, dolt, knucklehead, halfwit

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British Dictionary definitions for hardheads (1 of 2)

hardheads
/ (ˈhɑːdˌhɛdz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) a thistle-like plant, Centaurea nigra, native to Europe and introduced into North America and New Zealand, that has reddish-purple flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) Also called: knapweed See also centaury (def. 2)

British Dictionary definitions for hardheads (2 of 2)

knapweed
/ (ˈnæpˌwiːd) /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, having purplish thistle-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) See also centaury (def. 2), hardheads

Word Origin for knapweed

C15 knopwed; see knop, weed 1