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baldpate en · NOUN

Etymology

From bald + pate.

Meanings

1. A bald-headed person.
   • A baldpate with an often aloof demeanour, Tian is one of Crown's most lucrative private junket operators, effectively a middleman who recommends wealthy Chinese high rollers in return for a commission. 2016 November 7, Philip Wen, “Crown Casino's Chinese middle-man to VIP high rollers was among arrests”, in stuff.co.nz:
   • Come hither, goodman baldpate. c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, act 5, scene 1, line 324:
2. A bald head.
   • Peri is in his 70s and has a thick silver mustache and a baldpate covered by a yarmulke. 2013 September 16, Natasha Vargas-Cooper, “What If the Best Remedy for a Broken Family Is No Family at All?”, in Pacific Standard:
3. A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
   • The Baldpate and White-winged Dove are two of the four game birds that can be hunted during the 2015 bird-shooting season. 2015 August 19, “Bird-shooting season opens this weekend”, in Jamaica Observer, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2015:

Forms

Synonyms

chrome dome (bald head) · American wigeon (bird) · zuisin (bird) · Anas americana (bird) · bald person (bald person)