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headrail in British English
(ˈhɛdˌreɪl)
noun
billiards, snooker
the end of the table from which play is started, nearest the baulkline
headrail in American English
(ˈhedˌreil)
noun
1.
a 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
Word origin
[1815–25; head + rail1]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, artifact, diorama, norm, trolleyImage ofheadrail
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