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headrail

[ hed-reyl ]

noun

  1. a railing rail railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead.
  2. Also called headbox. a narrow, boxlike case extending across the top of a window blind and covering the mechanical devices by which the blind operates.

headrail

/ ˈɛˌɪ /

noun

  1. billiards snooker the end of the table from which play is started, nearest the baulkline
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of headrail1

First recorded in 1815–25; head + rail 1
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The wonderful hair had been carefully combed; it flowed like a golden cataract over the headrail of the bedstead.

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Her cutwater, her headrail, the stock of her larboard anchor are broken.

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