Meaning of माथा in English
- The front of that part of the head which incloses the brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.
- The aspect or countenance; assurance.
- The front or fore part of anything.
- The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature.
- The face of a crab.
- The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself.
- See Proa.
- Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous.
- Benefit; profit; good; advantage.
- A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.
- The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet.
- A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually above it, or separately as an ornament for plate, liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient cognizance. See Cognizance, 4.
- The upper curve of a horse's neck.
- The ridge or top of a wave.
- The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
- The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride; courage.
- The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc.
- The top line of a slope or embankment.
- To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
- To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes.
- To form a crest.
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