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noun
A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
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noun
A bolster or cushion for the head.
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noun
The area at the head of the bed; headboard.
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History
From head + stead. Compare Old English hēafodstede (“chief place; high place, sacred place”).
