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headboard

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noun
  1. 1

    A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.

  2. 2

    A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.

  3. 3

    A board on the front of a train, carrying the train's name or that of the service it is on.

    • A new use has been found for the L.M.S.R. observation car which previously worked in the Llandudno area. Mr. W. G. S. Wike writes that, still carrying headboards with the inscription "Llandudno and Blaenau Festiniog", it found its way to th
  4. 4

    A grave marker made of wood.

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