Flathead

Flathead

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 species of fish in this family
* Positional plagiocephaly, a medical syndrome
* Slotted screwdriver, sometimes called a "flathead screwdriver"

ee also

*Flathead Lake
*Flathead River
*Flathead County, Montana
*Flathead National Forest
*Flathead Indian Reservation
*Flathead catfish
*The Twelve Flatheads


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  • 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 EP — Infobox Album Name = Flathead EP Type = ep Artist = The Fratellis from Album = Costello Music Released = January 23 2007 Format = CD Recorded = 2006 Genre = Indie rock Length = 13:12 Label = Universal Island Records Producer = Tony Hoffer Reviews …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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