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"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גְּלִיף חַרְטוֹם"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dealbh tosaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polena"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "angkuk"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "pītau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "pākurukuru"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "tētē"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "tētēkura"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "kōneke"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gallionsfigur"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gallionsfigur"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"rare"
],
"word": "aflaston"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "galion"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura de proa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "galʹjunnaja figúra",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "гальюнная фигу́ра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "partly",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nosovoje ukrašénije",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "носовое украше́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mascarón de proa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "galjonsbild"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "galjonsfigur"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"word": "roda"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "aflastón",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "афласто́н"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "halʹjunna fihúra",
"sense": "carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "гальюнна фігу́ра"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kransekagefigur"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "prufiguro"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "keulakuva"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "homme de paille"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fantoche"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Galionsfigur"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "achyránthropos",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "αχυράνθρωπος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "uomo di paglia"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fantoccio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prestanome"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gallionsfigur"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gallionsfigur"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "figurant"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "testa de ferro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "laranja"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nominalʹnyj glavá",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "номинальный глава́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podstavnoje licó",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "подставное лицо́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hombre de paja"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "figura decorativa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "testaferro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "galjonsfigur"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "förgrundsgestalt"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone in a nominal position of leadership",
"word": "målvakt"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"figurehead"
],
"word": "figurehead"
}
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