headboard

[ hed-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

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

headboard

/ ˈhɛdˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a vertical board or terminal at the head of a bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of headboard¹

First recorded in 1720–30; head + board

Example Sentences

In a Sleep Junkie survey of 1,064 people, the setup most associated with restful sleep involved centering the headboard against one wall, positioning the bed near a window to the left or right of the bed, with the door on the opposite sidewall.

From Popular-Science

In addition, if you have a shared wall, move your headboard away from it to “put as much distance between your ears and your neighbors,” Drew says.

From Popular-Science

The room was functional at best– a bed with a greasy-looking headboard and gray sheets.

From The Daily Beast

Hunter is propped up against the hotel bed headboard, with John Edwards belly-down on the bed between her legs.

From The Daily Beast

A headboard marks his grave and tells of the aid he rendered in this expedition to perpetuate the memory of the old Oregon Trail.

From Project Gutenberg

We climbed its headboard like a mast, and looked for pirates on the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

It is said he never retired at night without first loading his pistols and swinging them over the headboard of his bed.

From Project Gutenberg

Go and light it at that headboard over there, and then sit down and take your comfort while I'm starving.

From Project Gutenberg

You know, said Tess, gravely, it would be dreadful if one of them died and we didnt know what to put on the headboard.

From Project Gutenberg