headboard

noun

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

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Upholstered wingback bed: on sale for $899 Original price: $1,240 Go upscale with your bedroom renovation with this upholstered bed frame featuring a high wingback headboard. — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 This leather accent chair and this adjustable velvet headboard. — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2025 Inside this new hotel, the guest rooms boast dark woods, brass fixtures, velvet headboards, leather furniture, and plaid patterns that practically invite you to curl up with a book by the fire. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025 Other charm-enhancing features include its sturdy construction, which pairs a towering mindi wood frame with a plush headboard in your choice of performance linen weave. — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headboard

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1701, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of headboard was in 1701

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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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