2. Noun. (idiomatic plurale tantum) important news stories ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headlines
1. headline [v] - See also: headline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headlines
Literary usage of Headlines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"to show the truth of the matter contained in the headlines. Bnt it is attempted
to bring the headlines or caption within the exception of privileged matter. ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1903)
"But it is attempted to bring the headlines or caption within the exception ...
The only question that remains to be considered is, Were these headlines or ..."
3. Newspaper Writing and Editing by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer (1913)
"CHAPTER XI THE WEITING OF headlines The Function of the Headline. headlines as
developed by the American proas during the last half- century have come to be ..."
4. Advertising, Its Principles and Practice by Harry Tipper, Harry Levi Hollingworth, George Burton Hotchkiss, Frank Alvah Parsons (1919)
"The deficiency of such blind headlines is all the more apparent when we consider
... If it is impossible to have apt headlines otherwise, the pmin cr t r. n ..."
5. Principles and Practice of Show-card Writing, Prepared in the Extension by Lawrence E. Blair (1922)
"headlines.—headlines are sometimes called display lines since they are more
prominently ... They may be divided by one method into three classes: headlines ..."
6. American Book Prices Current (1904)
"Title and some headlines cut into. Anderson's, Feb. 9, 1904. (413) $5.50 5010
Mead (Robert). ... A few headlines cut close at top. Andersons', Feb. 9, 1904. ..."
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