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headsteads

headsteads is the plural of headstead.

Meaning of headstead

Noun

headstead (plural headsteads)

  1. A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
  2. A bolster or cushion for the head.
  3. 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

Questions about headsteads

What is headsteads the plural of?
Headsteads is the plural of headstead.

Words near headsteads in the dictionary

  1. headstarting
  2. headstarts
  3. headstay
  4. headstays
  5. headstead
  6. headsteads
  7. headstick
  8. headsticks
  9. headstock
  10. headstocks
  11. headstone

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