Stairhead
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Definition
(n.) The head or top of a staircase.
Inputed by Antonia
Examples
- Marian was at the stairhead waiting for me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When tired of this occupation, I would retire from the stairhead to the solitary and silent nursery: there, though somewhat sad, I was not miserable. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He is a little timid, he proceeded, stiffening himself, and walking trimly to the stairhead. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Loretta