bedhead

noun

bed·head ˈbed-ˌhed

: the head of a bed

especially, British : headboard

They … painted in patterns and delicate colours nearly every surface, tables, bedheads, doors, cupboards. —

P. J. Kavanagh

or bed head informal : hair that is mussed or tangled when a person gets out of bed

He is a small man with a salt-and-pepper beard, very bright brown eyes and a perpetual case of bed head, little tufts flying every which way.—

Alex Witchel

Examples of bedhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Save him from sporting horrific bedhead with this trucker-style hat from Patagonia. —

Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024 Her bedhead is wrapped in a mohair from Rogers and Goffigon, a Saved NY blanked adds a geometric pattern, while her Leontine Linens bedding is embroidered with twisting vines and a monogram. —

Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024 Find it on Amazon Reduce Your Frizz with This Satin Pillowcases Wake up with fewer wrinkles and no bedhead by sleeping on satin pillowcases. —

Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024 Look to Alexa Chung's bedhead in the '00s for inspiration. —

Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for bedhead

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