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crest rail

American  

noun

  1. the carved or profiled top rail of a chair, settee, or sofa.


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To one side, a host of carved-wood objects includes two carved oak newel posts; the fragment of a balustrade in carved oak; and the flowered crest rail of a bed in carved walnut.

From New York Times