headsheet

English

noun
Definitions
  • A postor or booklet containing headshots and brief descriptions of the models or actors represented by a modelling or talent agency.
  • The front page of a newspaper, containing the main headlines.
  • (nautical)
  • (historic) A cloth that covers the pillows at the head of a bed, protecting them from hair oils, etc.
  • A sheet of metal that guards the front or head of something.

Etymology

Compound from English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast) + English sheet.

Origin

English

sheet

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