1. the flat, enlarged ends of nails that are struck with a hammer
2. decorative metal studs or ornaments resembling the heads of nails
Usage: decorative

Examples

• The carpenter carefully hammered the nailheads flush with the wood surface.
• Some of the nailheads were bent from improper hammering.
• The leather jacket was decorated with silver nailheads along the collar.
• She polished the brass nailheads on the antique trunk.
• The upholstery featured decorative nailheads around the chair’s edges.
• He used a nail set to drive the nailheads below the surface.
• The belt had metal nailheads spaced evenly across its width.