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

“It hung from the ceiling of my restaurant for years. Then it was my headboard and now it’s here.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I actually built her giant butterfly wings last year for my Halloween costume … They are now the headboard to my bed!”

From Los Angeles Times

That time spent getting the headboard, for example, was frankly spent in a sort of grim fugue state, wordlessly drifting from place to place in exhausted resignation.

From Salon

Basically, what that means is you lie on your bed and put your legs up against the headboard.

From Los Angeles Times

That could mean sitting on the other side of the bed to read, or even just turning the other way around with your feet at the headboard.

From Seattle Times