Flathead — may refer to:* Flathead (song), by The Fratellis * Flathead engine, a valve configuration * Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, a Native American group * Platycephalidae, a family of fish ** Flathead (fish), various… … Wikipedia
Flathead — bezeichnet einen Schraubentyp, siehe Flathead (Schraube) eine Bauweise beim Viertaktmotor, siehe SV Ventilsteuerung einen nordamerikanischen Indianerstamm, siehe Flathead (Volk) die Sprache der Flathead Indianer, siehe Flathead (Sprache) einen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Flathead — ☆ Flathead [flat′hed΄ ] n. pl. Flatheads or Flathead 1. a member of any of various North American Indian peoples believed to have practiced head flattening of infants 2. a Salish people of NW Montana that is not known to have practiced head… … English World dictionary
Flathead — Flat head , a. Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flathead — Flat head , n. (Ethnol.) A Chinook Indian. See {Chinook}, n., 1. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flathead — [ flæthed; englisch »Flachkopf«], nordamerikanischer, Salish sprechender Indianerstamm im westlichen Montana, USA; Flatheads leben zusammen mit den Angehörigen der Stämme Salish, Kalispel und Kutenai in der Flatheadreservation, insgesamt etwa 6 … Universal-Lexikon
flathead — /flat hed /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) flathead, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) flatheads. any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo Pacific region and used for food … Universalium
Flathead — /flat hed /, n. 1. a member of a tribe of Salishan Indians of northwest Montana. 2. a Chinook Indian. [1530 40; so called from their supposed practice of flattening their children s heads] * * * North American Indian people living in Montana, U.S … Universalium
Flathead — I. noun (plural Flatheads or Flathead) Date: 1709 1. a member of any of several North American Indian peoples that practiced head flattening 2. an American Indian people of Montana 3. not capitalized any of a family (Platycephalidae) of mostly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flathead — Pueblo indígena de América del Norte que vive en Montana, EE.UU. Se autodenominan salish por pertenecer a esta familia linguística. Actualmente, se ha impuesto el término flathead (cabezas planas), pese a ser un término equivocado dado que ellos… … Enciclopedia Universal
