bedhead

Meaning

Noun

  • The condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.
  • A vertical panel or board at the end of a bed where the pillow is placed.
  • The end of a bed where the pillow is placed, the head of the bed.

Related

Similar words

  • head of the bed, bed's head

Origin

  • From .
  • From Middle English bed-head, bedhede (also as beddeshed, beddes hede, beddes heed), equivalent to .

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