variants or mazzard
chiefly dialect
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • For example, Palladio’s Church of the Redentore, built in Venice in 1577, features minaret-like towers flanking a large dome.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
  • Kim was also seen walking to a large aircraft with four engines and a radar dome mounted on the fuselage.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Problems on the block are a microcosm of the entire village.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Interestingly, this car’s sibling, chassis No. 1532, was on the auction block through RM Sotheby’s in 2023, fetching $720,000.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • On set, Shepherd spilled the beans about her Everybody Love Raymond role.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • Get The Recipe Smart Move Similar recipes with beans and peas existed before then, but a challenge made to a stubborn chef named Helen Corbitt spurred the creation of Texas caviar.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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