King Charles's head
King Charles's head is the alternative spelling of King Charles' head.
Meaning of King Charles' head
Noun
King Charles' head (plural King Charles' heads)
- An obsession, especially one that keeps intruding irrelevantly into other matters.
- 'I can't make it out,' said Mr. Dick, shaking his head. 'There's something wrong, somewhere. However, it was very soon after the mistake was made of putting some of the trouble out of King Charles's head into my head, that the man first came. I was walking out with Miss Trotwood after tea, just at...1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- idee fixe, white whale
Forms of King Charles's head
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- What is King Charles's head the alternative spelling of?
- King Charles's head is the alternative spelling of King Charles' head.
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