- headrail
- I. \\ˈheˌdrāl\ noun
1. : one of the elliptical rails at a wooden ship's head extending from the place of the figurehead to the bow2.a. : the upper horizontal piece of a doorb. : a solid piece at the top of the back of a chairc. : a crosspiece at the head of a bedII. nounEtymology: translation of Old English hēafodhrægl, from hēafod head + hrægl garment — more at head, rail: a medieval head covering for women consisting usually of a cloth draped loosely over the head and hanging down in back
Useful english dictionary. 2012.