headforemost

headforemost
/hed"fawr"mohst', -meuhst, -fohr"-/, adv.
headfirst (def. 1).
[1615-25; HEAD + FOREMOST]

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  • Headfirst — Head first (h[e^]d f[ e]rst ), Headforemost Head fore most (h[e^]d f[=o]r m[=o]st ), adv. With the head foremost; of motion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Headlong — Head long ( l[o^]ng ; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.] [1913 Webster] 1. With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to fall headlong. Acts i. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. Rashly; precipitately;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Angelo Faticoni — (1859 1931), was also known as The Human Cork due to his phenomenal and unnatural buoyancy. He could stay afloat for 15 hours at a time with 20 pounds of lead tied to his ankles.The New York Herald Tribune published his obituary on August 13 1931 …   Wikipedia

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