Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of nail the shank of which can be driven into a wall without the (more or less ornamental) head, which is afterward screwed on or slid into its place.
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Examples
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She could not find a glass-headed picture-nail in town; she did not hunt for the sort of veiling she wanted -- she took what she could get; and only at Howland & Gould's was there such
Main Street 1920
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She could not find a glass-headed picture-nail in town; she did not hunt for the sort of veiling she wanted — she took what she could get; and only at Howland & Gould’s was there such a luxury as canned asparagus.
Main Street 2004
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a glass-headed picture-nail in town; she did not hunt for the sort of veiling she wanted -- she took what she could get; and only at Howland &
Main Street Sinclair Lewis 1918
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