As nouns the difference between terms and stemhead
is that terms is while stemhead is (nautical) the top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.
terms
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stemhead
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*stem-head
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en noun)
(nautical) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.
*1898 , Joseph Conrad,
- [...] and a man, all in a heap in the bows of the boat, slept with both arms embracing the stem-head and with his cheek laid on the gunwale.