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  • noun A place for the head, especially in light of where to lay or rest it; a headrest.
  • noun A bolster or cushion for the head.
  • noun The area at the head of the bed; headboard.

Etymologies

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From head +‎ stead. Compare Old English hēafodstede ("chief place; high place, sacred place").

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