headrestn.
/ˈhɛdrɛst/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌrɛst/ A support or rest for the head; esp. (in later use) a padded rest attached to or forming part of a vehicle seat, armchair, etc., against which a person may lean his or her head.
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1833 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. Conjoined Ser. 2 156 If it should be thought desirable, an eye piece may be connected by an adjusting arm to the head-rest.
1866 Railway News 28 Apr. 448/2 In one of the cars on the train small head-rests were fixed to the back of the seats.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 102/2 Invalids' Bedstead and Mattress, with adjustable headrest.
1937 Pop. Mech. Oct. 497/2 Inside the linen covers of headrests in the flying boats of Imperial Airways, the English air line is installing life belts.
1986 Christian Sci. Monitor 27 Jan. 25/1 The minivan is not a car and therefore does not have to meet the same safety standards as an automobile. Among other things, no front-seat headrests.
2010 Ideal Home May (World of Choice Suppl.) 10 St. Lucia leather chaise with recliner action and adjustable headrests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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