headboard

noun

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

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Here, a rugged, live-edge wood-slab headboard and custom cabinetry lead into a spacious dressing room that can easily reclaimed as a third bedroom. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 June 2025 Santa Caterina’s rooms and suites are plush and elegant, featuring Vietri's famous majolica tiles, artisanal headboards and early 20th century furnishings. Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 The brand-new Palm House Hotel, located a block from the beach on Royal Palm Way—a stretch with no other hotels—has a totally fresh and modern feel and is drenched in a rosy-salmon shade of pink from the exterior to the pool deck to guestroom carpets and headboards. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 June 2025 The plush headboard is pillow-soft, and my only problem with it is remembering not to just lay my head directly on it. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for headboard

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 29 Jun. 2025.

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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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