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Definition of "four-headed" []

  • Díaz del Castillo, Bernal 1492?-1581. Spanish soldier and historian whose eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (1519-1521) remains a classic depiction of the 16th-century conquistadors.

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "four-headed" in a sentence
  • "As she carved out her role, she became the siren of what she refers to as “the four-headed dragon,” and, throughout 2003–2004, she started to unveil, bit by bit, the marketable sex appeal that also brought the “wow” factor to the Peas."
  • "That four-headed gaggle in position coach Jim Hermann's meeting room?"
  • "A painting on fabric, known as a thangka , depicts delicately rendered Naxi gods: Dongba Shila, the religion's founder; the four-headed Kozhe, who shoots down the demons of suicide; sly-eyed Natosa, god of wealth; the great god Soyiwade on his lotus throne, surrounded by rainbows and mystic jewels."