bedhead

noun

bed·​head ˈbed-ˌhed How to pronounce bedhead (audio)
1
: 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
2
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

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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 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedhead was in the 14th century

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“Bedhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedhead. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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