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headrail

headrail noun: the supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.

Noun

headrail (plural headrails)

  1. The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.
  2. A railing, on a sailing ship, behind the figurehead.
  3. (in plural, obsolete, slang) A person's tooth.
    • Initially, our man was the favourite, the boat's crew cheering him on as usual: 'Now my boy! Knock out his head rails' . . .2011, Frederick Chamier, Life of a Sailor, page 148

Forms of headrail

pluralheadrails

Origin of headrail

From head + rail.

Questions about headrail

What does headrail mean?
Headrail means the supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.
What part of speech is headrail?
Headrail is a noun.
What is the plural of headrail?
The plural of headrail is headrails.

Words near headrail in the dictionary

  1. headquarters
  2. headrace
  3. headraces
  4. headrag
  5. headrags
  6. headrail
  7. headrails
  8. headreach
  9. headreached
  10. headreaches
  11. headreaching

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