headrail
1 of 2noun (1)
head·rail
ˈheˌdrāl
1
: one of the elliptical rails at a wooden ship's head extending from the place of the figurehead to the bow
2
a
: the upper horizontal piece of a door
b
: a solid piece at the top of the back of a chair
c
: a crosspiece at the head of a bed
headrail
2 of 2noun (2)
"
: a medieval head covering for women consisting usually of a cloth draped loosely over the head and hanging down in back
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
translation of Old English hēafodhrægl, from hēafod head + hrægl garment
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above