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/hˈɛdlˌaɪn/ Listen

noun

Headline n.

(Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.

(Naut.) See Headrope.

(Journalism) A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.

A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.

verb

headline v. t.

To mention in a headline.

To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).

To publicise prominently in an advertisement.

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Etymology of 'Headline'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Headline" Quotes from Famous Books

... that in one of the local papers there had appeared under the headline "Jottings" some very wonderful criticisms of the performances at the theater. The writer, whoever he was, did not indulge in flattery, and in particular he attacked our classical burlesques on the ground that they were ugly. They were discussing "Jottings" one day at the Godwins' house, and Kate ...

— The Story of My Life - Recollections and Reflections • Ellen Terry

... who doesn't know Gray from Shakespeare; he tries to patch it up and he can't even spell Gray. And that is what he calls an Explanation." That is the perfectly natural inference of the reader from the letter, the mistake, and the headline—as seen from the outside. The falsehood was serious; the editorial rebuke was serious. The stern editor and the sombre, baffled contributor confront each other ...

— A Miscellany of Men • G. K. Chesterton

... editorial word of his disfavor appeared, but in every news article there was in the headline a cunning turn or twist, calculated to arouse prejudice against me. I notice in this morning's issue of the American the same policy ...

— The Letters of Franklin K. Lane • Franklin K. Lane

... back for the hall and, as luck would have it, found three of the four reporters at the table. The early close had left them ahead of time, and two were copying out their shorthand while the third was engaged on a pithy paragraph or two under the headline of "Stormy Proceedings—A Professor Ejected. What happens to Dogs in ...

— Foe-Farrell • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

... a certain headline of a Sunday newspaper meant nothing to her; they conveyed only a visualized sense of familiarity. The largest type ran thus: "Lloyd B. Conant secures divorce." And then the subheadings: "Well-known Saint Louis paint manufacturer wins ...

— Whirligigs • O. Henry

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