headboard

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounheadboard (plural headboards)

plural headboards

  1. A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
  2. nauticalA panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.
  3. rail transportA board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is on.
    1 more example

    A new use has been found for the L.M.S.R. observation car which previously worked in the Llandudno area. Mr. W. G. S. Wike writes that, still carrying headboards with the inscription "Llandudno and Blaenau Festiniog", it found its way to the Blackpool District, where it was used for familiarising enginemen with the various routes of access to this populous resort.

    1939 June, “What the Railways are Doing: Novel Use of an Observation Car”, in Railway Magazine, page 462
  4. A grave marker made of wood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bedhead

Origin

From head + board.

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Translations

Basque oheburu
  • oheburuvertical panel at the head of a bed
Catalan capçal
  • capçalvertical panel at the head of a bed
Chinese Mandarin 床頭板 /床头板
  • 床頭板 /床头板vertical panel at the head of a bed
Czech pelest
  • pelestvertical panel at the head of a bed
Danish hovedgærde
  • hovedgærdevertical panel at the head of a bed
Finnish sängyn pääty, toppilevy
  • sängyn päätyvertical panel at the head of a bed
  • toppilevypanel at the head of a sail
French tête de lit
  • tête de litvertical panel at the head of a bed
German Kopfbrett, Kopfteil
  • Kopfbrettvertical panel at the head of a bed
  • Kopfteilvertical panel at the head of a bed
  • Kopfendevertical panel at the head of a bed
Hungarian fejtámla
  • fejtámlavertical panel at the head of a bed
Icelandic höfðagafl
  • höfðagaflvertical panel at the head of a bed
Italian testiera, testiera del letto
  • testieravertical panel at the head of a bed
  • testiera del lettovertical panel at the head of a bed
  • testatavertical panel at the head of a bed
  • testata del lettovertical panel at the head of a bed
Māori papahamo
  • papahamovertical panel at the head of a bed
Polish wezgłowie, płytka fałowa
  • wezgłowievertical panel at the head of a bed
  • płytka fałowapanel at the head of a sail
Portuguese cabeceira
  • cabeceiravertical panel at the head of a bed
Russian пере́дняя спи́нка крова́ти
  • пере́дняя спи́нка крова́ти (perédnjaja spínka krováti)vertical panel at the head of a bed
Slovak peľasť
  • peľasťvertical panel at the head of a bed
Spanish cabecero, cabecera
  • cabecerovertical panel at the head of a bed
  • cabeceravertical panel at the head of a bed
  • testerovertical panel at the head of a bed
  • cabezalvertical panel at the head of a bed
Turkish yatak başlığı
  • yatak başlığıvertical panel at the head of a bed
Welsh bord ben
  • bord benvertical panel at the head of a bed

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

broadhead
Cite this entry
APA

headboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headboard

MLA

“headboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headboard.

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