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headshaping

headshaping noun: the cultural practice of flattening or otherwise shaping the cranium.

Noun

headshaping (uncountable)

  1. The cultural practice of flattening or otherwise shaping the cranium.
    • Although headshaping does have Late Aceramic Neolithic precedents on Cyprus, there is no evidence for this practice during the Chalcolithic.2013, A. Bernard Knapp, The Archaeology of Cyprus, page 274

Origin of headshaping

From head + shaping.

Questions about headshaping

What does headshaping mean?
Headshaping means the cultural practice of flattening or otherwise shaping the cranium.
What part of speech is headshaping?
Headshaping is a noun.

Words near headshaping in the dictionary

  1. headshakes
  2. headshaking
  3. headshakings
  4. headshape
  5. headshapes
  6. headshaping
  7. headsheet
  8. headsheets
  9. headshell
  10. headshells
  11. headshield

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