"masthead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mastheads [plural]
Etymology: mast + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mast|head}} mast + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} masthead (plural mastheads)
  1. (nautical) The top of a mast. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (top of the mast): καρχήσιον (karkhḗsion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), топ (top) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mastonhuippu (Finnish), Mastspitze [feminine] (German), árbóctető (Hungarian), árbóccsúcs (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-noun--SZLMtkB Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'top of the mast': 71 6 16 7
  2. (US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc. Tags: US Synonyms: imprint Translations (list of a paper's main staff): tunnuslaatikko (Finnish), apinalaatikko (Finnish), Mitarbeiterverzeichnis [neuter] (German), impresszum (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-noun-nG4lZesf Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of "list of a paper's main staff": 0 96 4 0
  3. (UK, Australia) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it. Tags: Australia, UK Synonyms: nameplate Translations (title): заглавка (zaglavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pääotsikko (Finnish), Titel [masculine] (German), sajtótermék neve (Hungarian), újságfejléc (Hungarian), fejléc (Hungarian), címfej (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-noun-rCWvxDDm Categories (other): Australian English, British English Disambiguation of 'title': 4 4 88 4
  4. (television, by extension) The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-noun-7ZA8HCtp Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: masthead sloop Related terms: letterhead

Verb

Forms: mastheads [present, singular, third-person], mastheading [participle, present], mastheaded [participle, past], mastheaded [past]
Etymology: mast + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mast|head}} mast + head Head templates: {{en-verb}} masthead (third-person singular simple present mastheads, present participle mastheading, simple past and past participle mastheaded)
  1. (transitive, nautical) To send to the masthead as a punishment. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-verb-B4gsSat3 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (transitive) To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-masthead-en-verb-vFTh3Ynh

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mastheaded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mastheaded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "masthead (third-person singular simple present mastheads, present participle mastheading, simple past and past participle mastheaded)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1838, Frederick Marryat, Rattlin the Reefer",
          "text": "“I was mast-headed, sir.”\n“Mast-headed! how - for what?”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Gregory Fremont-Barnes, Nelson's Officers and Midshipmen, page 30",
          "text": "When the ship happened to be in a warm climate, mastheading constituted a fairly mild punishment; indeed, many regarded it as rather a relief from duty. But in inclement weather the experience was most unpleasant.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To send to the masthead as a punishment."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "punishment",
          "punishment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, nautical) To send to the masthead as a punishment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991, John Costello, Ten Days to Destiny, page 542",
          "text": "It was mastheaded as \"Palatka's Only Independent Home-Owned Newspaper.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "masthead"
}

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