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headboard

noun

Etymology

From head + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as headboard — “head + board”

Definitions

  1. A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.

  2. A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional…

    A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.

  3. A board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is…

    A board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is on.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A grave marker made of wood.

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Derived

headboarded

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