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masthead

[ mast-hed, mahst- ]

noun

  1. Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
  2. Also called nameplate. a line of type on the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a periodical giving the name of the publication.
  3. Nautical.
    1. the head of a mast.
    2. the uppermost point of a mast.


verb (used with object)

Nautical.
  1. to hoist a yard to the fullest extent.
  2. to hoist to the truck of a mast, as a flag.
  3. to send to the upper end of a mast as a punishment.

adjective

  1. Nautical. run up to the head of a mast:

    masthead rig.

masthead

/ ˈɑːˌɛ /

noun

  1. nautical
    1. the head of a mast
    2. ( as modifier )

      masthead sail

  2. Also calledflag the name of a newspaper or periodical, its proprietors, staff, etc, printed in large type at the top of the front page
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to send (a sailor) to the masthead as a punishment
  2. to raise (a sail) to the masthead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of masthead1

First recorded in 1740–50; mast 1 + head
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A reminder of this can be seen in the top masthead of the Belfast Telegraph which informed readers of the black-out times to abide by.

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And when it arrived, 10 days later, in its crisp envelope and printed on thick white paper complete with an official government masthead - I felt weirdly satisfied, almost vindicated.

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