[head.line] n (1824) 1: words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize
2. a: a head of a newspaper story or article usu. printed in large type and giving the gist of the story or article that follows b pl: front-page news "the scandal made ~s"
[2]headline vt (1891) 1: to provide with a headline
2: to publicize highly
3: to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)