English Explanatory Dictionary

headrail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. A person's tooth.

Word forms

headrail headrails

Etymology

From head + rail.

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