headboard

[ hed-bawrd, -bohrd ]

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

Origin of headboard

1
First recorded in 1720–30; head + board

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British Dictionary definitions for headboard

headboard

/ (ˈhɛdˌbɔːd) /


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

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