headnote
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of headnote
Example Sentences
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But it also reflects the way recipes are often treated as modular — headnote, ingredients, directions — rather than as a single narrative with a beginning, middle and end.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Deseine’s headnote explains that it’s one of her most popular recipes and has many fans, including more than a few professional pastry chefs.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
“He said the wording on the method isn’t the same, there is no similarity on the headnote — tough luck,” said Ms. Martin, who is now a freelance editor.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021
As hacky and boring as a given “meditation on my lemon tree” headnote may be, complaining about it online is—in the blessed year of 2020—even hackier.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2020
Some shorter headnote pairs may be merged into one.
From Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century by Morris, Richard
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