| 释义 |
head-board|ˈhɛdbɔəd|
1. A board at the head or upper end of anything, as a bedstead, a grave, etc.
1730Southall Bugs 34 Deal Head-Boards..avoid. 1869R. B. Smyth Goldf. Victoria Gloss., Head-Board, a wedge of wood, or part of a slab, placed against the hanging-board. 1895Hoffman Beginn. Writing v. 65 The head-board, erected to the memory of a woman, has displayed upon it various articles used by her in life. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 412 A big wooden bedstead of the native type—a wooden bench without sides, but with a head- and foot⁓board.
2. Naut. (pl.) ‘The berthing or close-boarding between the head-rails’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk.). |