Meaning

noun a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

noun horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

noun brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English header From head + -er.

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