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rod-headed

rod-headed adjective: of or relating to Neolithic stylised human figurines with heads that are elongated or cylindrical, rather than having a detailed, rounded head with facial features.

Adjective

rod-headed (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Neolithic stylised human figurines with heads that are elongated or cylindrical, rather than having a detailed, rounded head with facial features.
    • Rather similar simple forms can be found over the whole area, and there are also specific inter-regional types, such as the widely distributed rod-headed figurines.1996, A. W. R. Whittle, Europe in the Neolithic: The Creation of New Worlds, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 64
    • A broad scatter of kurgan graves in the steppes contained imported Tripolye C2 pots (among other imported pot types) and a few, like Serezlievka, also contained Tripolye-like schematic rod-headed figurines.2007, David W. Anthony, The Horse, the Wheel, and Language, Princeton: Princeton University Press, page 498

Questions about rod-headed

What does rod-headed mean?
Rod-headed means of or relating to Neolithic stylised human figurines with heads that are elongated or cylindrical, rather than having a detailed, rounded head with facial features.
What part of speech is rod-headed?
Rod-headed is an adjective.

Words near rod-headed in the dictionary

  1. rod pod
  2. rod pods
  3. rod ring
  4. rod rings
  5. rod, line and sinker
  6. rod-headed
  7. rod-on
  8. rod-ons
  9. rod-shaped
  10. Rodabaugh
  11. Rodabaughs

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