headrail

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noun

The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.

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Meanings

nounheadrail (plural headrails)

plural headrails

  1. The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.
  2. nauticalA railing, on a sailing ship, behind the figurehead.
  3. in pluralobsoleteslangnauticalA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
headbox

Origin

From head + rail.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

railhead
Cite this entry
APA

headrail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrail

MLA

“headrail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headrail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrail.

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