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head·board  (hdbôrd, -brd)
n.
A board or panel that forms the head, as of a bed.

headboard [ˈhɛdˌbɔːd]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a vertical board or terminal at the head of a bed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.headboardheadboard - a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead
bedframe, bedstead - the framework of a bed
panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
Translations
headboard [ˈhedˌbɔːd] Ncabecera f
headboard [ˈhɛdbɔːrd] ntête f de lit
head boy n (British) élève de terminale assumant diverses responsabilités
head-butt headbutt [ˈhɛdbʌt]
vtdonner un coup de tête à
ncoup m de tête
head chef nchef m, chef m de cuisine
head cold nrhume m de cerveau
head count headcount [ˈhɛdkaʊnt] n (= number of people at event) → nombre m de personnes présentes (= number of employees) → effectifs mpl
to do a head count → compter combien il y a de personnes
headboard [ˈhɛdˌbɔːd] ntestiera (del letto)
headboard [ˈhɛdˌbɔːd] ntestiera (del letto)


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All at once the doctor flung himself free, seized the heavy headboard of Williams' grave and felled Potter to the earth with it -- and in the same instant the half-breed saw his chance and drove the knife to the hilt in the young man's breast.
The man who told me what the name was said it had been cut on the headboard.
Rushing to the building, it perceived the lightning rod, clambered up with inconceivable agility, grasped the shutter, which was thrown fully back against the wall, and, by its means, swung itself directly upon the headboard of the bed.
 
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