headline
/ˈhɛd.laɪn/ noun B1- A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
- A rope tied to the head of an animal.
- A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
- A line drawn across the head of a page, for the title, page number, etc.; also more generally, the space at the top of a page in which this information is positioned.
- A heading or title at the top of a page or section of text; especially, a brief line in large letters summarising or drawing attention to the following article or similar in a magazine or newspaper. · The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
- The top-billed attraction; a headliner.
Plural headlines
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The headlines are: ‘Mysterious Affair at Lower Norwood.
Underneath the vigorous headlines which our client had quoted, I read the following suggestive narrative:
One British newspaper is said to have greeted the news with a headline describing her as an Oxford housewife, which tells us rather more about the newspaper than about her.
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