headboard

[ hed-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈhɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

a board forming the head of anything, especially of a bed.

Origin of headboard

First recorded in 1720–30; head + board

Words nearby headboard

head arrangement, head balance, headband, headbang, headbanger, headboard, headbox, head-butt, headcam, head cap, headcase

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Example sentences from the Web for headboard

It was the headboard that had forced her struggle for composure.
Rimrock Trail|J. Allan Dunn
Balloquet jumped out of bed and opened a closet near the headboard, in which I saw a rather large iron chest set into the wall.
Frdrique; vol. 1|Charles Paul de Kock
It is said he never retired at night without first loading his pistols and swinging them over the headboard of his bed.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume I. No. VI. June, 1884|Various
A headboard was considered almost indispensable, although it is absent in some cases.
Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings|Mary H. Northend

It always gave small Peter an uncomfortable sensation to trace that name, which was also his own, on his father's headboard.
The Purple Heights|Marie Conway Oemler

British Dictionary definitions for headboard

headboard

/ (ˈhɛdˌbɔːd) /

noun

a vertical board or terminal at the head of a bed

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单词	headboard
释义	headboard [ hed-bawrd, -bohrd ] / ˈhɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / noun a board forming the head of anything, especially of a bed. Origin of headboard First recorded in 1720–30; head + board Words nearby headboard head arrangement, head balance, headband, headbang, headbanger, headboard, headbox, head-butt, headcam, head cap, headcase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headboard It was the headboard that had forced her struggle for composure. Rimrock Trail\|J. Allan Dunn Balloquet jumped out of bed and opened a closet near the headboard, in which I saw a rather large iron chest set into the wall. Frdrique; vol. 1\|Charles Paul de Kock It is said he never retired at night without first loading his pistols and swinging them over the headboard of his bed. The Bay State Monthly, Volume I. No. VI. June, 1884\|Various A headboard was considered almost indispensable, although it is absent in some cases. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings\|Mary H. Northend It always gave small Peter an uncomfortable sensation to trace that name, which was also his own, on his father's headboard. The Purple Heights\|Marie Conway Oemler British Dictionary definitions for headboard headboard / (ˈhɛdˌbɔːd) / noun a vertical board or terminal at the head of a bed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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