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headrails

headrails is the plural of headrail.

Meaning of headrail

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

Questions about headrails

What is headrails the plural of?
Headrails is the plural of headrail.

Words near headrails in the dictionary

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

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