headstead
headstead noun: a place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
Noun
headstead (plural headsteads)
- A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
- A bolster or cushion for the head.
- The area at the head of the bed; headboard.
- He lies bundled up now between the quilts and blankets of his four-poster iron bed with its brass roses carved at the headstead.1956, John Howard Griffin, Nuni
- He began to look at his watch now, every few minutes, and Camille was holding his arm with one hand and clutching the brass headstead on the bed with the other, shrieking whenever the pains came, which was most of the time now.1986, Danielle Steel, Thurston House
Forms of headstead
| plural | headsteads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | head-stead |
| alternative form | head stead |
Origin of headstead
From head + stead. Compare Old English hēafodstede (“chief place; high place, sacred place”).
Questions about headstead
- What does headstead mean?
- Headstead means a place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
- What part of speech is headstead?
- Headstead is a noun.
- What is the plural of headstead?
- The plural of headstead is headsteads.
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