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headrail

American  
[hed-reyl] / ˈhɛdˌreɪl /

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 British  
/ ˈhɛdˌreɪl /

noun

  1. billiards snooker the end of the table from which play is started, nearest the baulkline

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Etymology

Origin of headrail

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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