headboard

American  

[hed-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈhɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

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

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headboard British  

/ ˈhɛdˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of headboard

First recorded in 1720–30; head + board

Example Sentences

Wearing glasses and her hair pulled back in a top-knot, and backed by a tall headboard, Applegate grows more enthusiastic when the conversation turns to a lighter topic: reality TV.

From Los Angeles Times

They dropped an apple on a string, or rapped their toes on a headboard, and the resulting knocking sounds fooled their mother into thinking it was a spirit.

From Literature

He fumbled for the call button that hung on the headboard and pushed it.

From Literature

I throw my pencil down in frustration and lean back so hard against my headboard that it smacks against the wall.

From Literature

His niece, the daughter of Ms Nazarova, was also in the house and had to be rescued by firefighters after a headboard was placed to block her door.

From BBC