Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headstead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-stead
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place for the head, especially somewhere 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.

Example Sentences

"He lies bundled up now between the quilts and blankets of his four-poster iron bed with its brass roses carved at the headstead."
"He began to look at his watch now, every few minutes, and Camille was holding his arm with one hand and clutching the brass headstead on the bed with the other, shrieking whenever the pains came, which was most of the time now."
"Bedsprings creaked and squealed, the posts of the brass-railed headstead hammering rhythmically against the wall [...]"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

headsteads (plural) head-stead (alternative) head stead (alternative)

Questions

What does headstead mean?: A place for the head, especially somewhere to lay or rest it; a headrest.
Where does headstead come from?: From head + stead. Compare Old English hēafodstede (“chief place; high place, sacred place”).

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