headboard

noun

head·​board ˈhed-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce headboard (audio)
: a board forming the head (as of a bed)

Examples of headboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The rooms embrace walnut paneling, leather headboards, and parquet floors, providing the perfect antidote to the city cacophony outside — plus, every room has a picture-perfect window seat for cozying up on. Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024 Investigators found a handgun inside the headboard of Zamor's bed, police said. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024 The space featured a bed with a backlit headboard, a desk and matching chair in a walnut finish, and brass mid-century accents. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024 The decor is Poseidon’s palace by way of Moda Operandi, with pink shell tiles, glossy sea-foam-blue bathrooms, and chic scalloped headboards. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for headboard 

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Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of headboard was in 1701

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“Headboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headboard. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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headboard

noun
head·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce headboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board forming the head (as of a bed)
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