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- noun A
place for the head, especially in light of where to lay or rest it; aheadrest . - noun A
bolster orcushion 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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