Figurehead

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created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:39:30

Fig"ure*head` (?), n.

1. Naut.

The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.

2.

A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.

 

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