1.
[syn: masthead, flag]
2. the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page;
3. the head or top of a mast;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Masthead \Mast"head`\, n. (Naut.)
The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the
hounds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Masthead \Mast"head"\, v. t. (Naut.)
To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. --Marryat.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
masthead
n 1: a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine
(usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the
publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
[syn: masthead, flag]
2: the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the
front page and on the editorial page
3: the head or top of a mast
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "masthead":
billhead, book stamp, bookplate, brand, broad arrow, cachet, check,
colophon, counterfoil, countermark, docket, government mark,
government stamp, hallmark, imprint, label, letterhead, logo,
logotype, plate, price tag, registered trademark, running head,
running title, seal, sigil, signet, stamp, sticker, stub, tag,
tally, ticket, title page, token, trade name, trademark,
trademark name