Such work as designing figureheads was only for those who had been to college, and who could read and write!
He helped his father carve out the wonderful figureheads that were to pilot the ships across strange seas and bring good luck to the owners.
And some of the old figureheads are beautifully made, real works of art.
Do they always put figureheads on big boats, father?
He was perfectly frank in admitting that even the best of figureheads failed when storms were too heavy or when sailors made mistakes in calculating the force of wind and currents.
And as Bill Smiles was watching them, the lips of the figureheads moved; they all began to pray.
The figureheads were nodding to themselves and blinking at the image.
Let us disregard the figureheads and the instruments and address ourselves to each other.
It has been reported, however, that a few billet heads and figureheadswere placed on ships, and carved figureheads imported from Boston by a planter appeared on his vessels.
I've been to a many ports and carved figureheads for a many ships, and they got cast away, one after the other, but dear to memory still, and paid for.
When he opened it all thefigureheads turned quickly and anxiously to look at him.
Therefore Josephus and the old man for the most part sat in the room alone, and were excellent company, because the ill-used junior clerk never wanted to talk with anybody, and the aged carver of figureheads never wanted a listener.
It was so hot and airless in there that Isobel was quite glad when Mr. Binks suggested they should adjourn to the garden, that he might show her the figureheads which stood among the flower-beds like a row of wooden statues.
Well, my man," he continued to Charles, "ye change figureheads easily.
Ay, 't is easier to get new figureheads than 't is to be true to old ones.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "figureheads" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
