broad arrowhead
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of broad arrow (“type of arrowhead”).
Example Sentences
- "A blue check gown, thick worsted stockings, and heavy-nailed shoes formed her costume, which was covered with a number of broad arrowheads, and had nothing in the way of ornament but a red badge on one of the sleeves—a good conduct badge."
- "On every one of her sails are painted broad arrowheads, the distinguishing mark of the English convict’s garb, and her interior is divided into an array of cells, “tiger dens,” “black holes” and bilboes, save in that part reserved for the crew."
- "Below the horizontal notch is the broad arrowhead that was used from the Middle Ages onwards to mark the property of the sovereign."