Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The head of a mop.
- noun A person with a rough, unkempt head of hair, resembling a mop.
- noun A clamp consisting usually of a movable jaw operated by a screw or swivel, for holding the mop-cloth or mass of yarn to the mop-handle.
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Examples
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Then with a shovel bought at a hardware store and four bushes, two blue mop-head Hydrangeas and two rhododendrons from a nursery, she made the front entrance approximate the neighbors'.
Still Life, With Girl Brittany Newmark 2011
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Only an overgrown mop-head like you would be stupid enough to …
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I've often thought of offering my guests some cozy "mop-head" slippers upon entry.
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Then with a shovel bought at a hardware store and four bushes, two blue mop-head Hydrangeas and two rhododendrons from a nursery, she made the front entrance approximate the neighbors'.
Still Life, With Girl Brittany Newmark 2011
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I've often thought of offering my guests some cozy "mop-head" slippers upon entry.
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During an interview at Capitol Records in 1965, Teen Reporter Ruth Anson KABC-TV – off-the-top of her pretty little head – queried popular mop-head Beatle Paul McCartney about whether he had plans to marry.
Desperately seeking Paul McCartney…closure! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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During an interview at Capitol Records in 1965, Teen Reporter Ruth Anson KABC-TV – off-the-top of her pretty little head – queried popular mop-head Beatle Paul McCartney about whether he had plans to marry.
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My favorite article was Terri's hand-woven mop-head sweater.
"But I'm still an embryo/With a long, long way to go." Ann Althouse 2008
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But it still looks more like a dirty mop-head with a face drawn on than a dog.
Going to the Dogs Jen 2008
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But it still looks more like a dirty mop-head with a face drawn on than a dog.
Archive 2008-09-01 Jen 2008
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