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Meaning of peghead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kopf Kopfplatte
Polski główka

Examples

“Common throughout the Arab and Persian world, the oud is a fretless short-neck lute with a pear-shaped, flat top, rounded back, and a peghead characteristically bent backwards at a very sharp angle.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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