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fig•ure•head



Pronunciation: (fig'yur-hed"), [key]
—n.
1. a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads.
2. Naut.a carved full-length figure or bust built into the bow of a sailing ship.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

figure-groundfigure of eight
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