noun.
A verticalpanel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
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noun.
a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead
Word Usage
"Above the headboard is a painting of a dead child (Frida was unable to bear children) and at the foot of the bed a photo assemblage of Stalin, Lenin, Marx, Engels and Mao (both Riveras flirted with communism)."