head sheetn.¹

Brit.

/ˈhɛd ʃiːt/, U.S.

/ˈhɛd ˌʃit/

Forms: see head n.¹ and sheet n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, sheet n.¹

Etymology: < head n.¹ + sheet n.¹ Compare ( < English) Anglo-Norman hedeshete (1423 or earlier).

Now historical.

A sheet laid over the pillows of a bed; (also) a sheet covering the part of a bed nearest the head.In quot. 1378 perhaps: a kerchief for covering the head.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > sheet > types of

head sheet1378

draw sheet1842

fitted sheet1969

1378 in M. T. Löfvenberg Contrib. Middle Eng. Lexicogr. & Etymol. (1946) 38 (MED) [One] hedkerchif [of plain] camaca..[one] hedeschete [of] camaka.

1395 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 4 A peyre schetes of Reynes, with the heued shete of the same.

a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 179 Boþe hedshete & pillow also.

c1560 (a1500) Squyr Lowe Degre (Copland) l. 843 Your head shete shall be of pery pyght, With dyamondes set and rubyes bryght.

1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. f. 168^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at S(c)het(e, S(c)heit(t Sevinth pair of head shits all lased throw.

a1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 181 i tester sheett and i head sheett.

a1802 J. Strutt Queenhoo-hall (1808) III. vii. ii. 9 The tester shall be ornamented with precious stones..and the head sheet shall be set with diamonds and rubies.

1826 H. Smith Tor Hill III. vi. 170 Here follow minute directions for the laying of each sheet and fustian, as well as of the pillows, bolster, and head sheet.

1957 L. E. Pearson Elizabethans at Home vi. 445 He made the bed..and placed a good many cushions about, with a fresh head sheet or cover for the pillow on which his master laid his head.

1995 J. L. Singman & W. McLean Daily Life Chaucer's Eng. v. 87 Across the head of the bed was a long bolster, probably stuffed canvas or linen, covered with a headsheet of linen.

2003 D. Starkey Six Wives (2004) i. xv. 61 The upper sheet was turned down, and the pillows put in position and covered with a head sheet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head sheet
释义	head sheetn.¹ Brit. /ˈhɛd ʃiːt/, U.S. /ˈhɛd ˌʃit/ Forms: see head n.¹ and sheet n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, sheet n.¹ Etymology: < head n.¹ + sheet n.¹ Compare ( < English) Anglo-Norman hedeshete (1423 or earlier). Now historical. A sheet laid over the pillows of a bed; (also) a sheet covering the part of a bed nearest the head.In quot. 1378 perhaps: a kerchief for covering the head. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > sheet > types of head sheet1378 draw sheet1842 fitted sheet1969 1378 in M. T. Löfvenberg Contrib. Middle Eng. Lexicogr. & Etymol. (1946) 38 (MED) [One] hedkerchif [of plain] camaca..[one] hedeschete [of] camaka. 1395 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 4 A peyre schetes of Reynes, with the heued shete of the same. a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 179 Boþe hedshete & pillow also. c1560 (a1500) Squyr Lowe Degre (Copland) l. 843 Your head shete shall be of pery pyght, With dyamondes set and rubyes bryght. 1668 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. f. 168^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at S(c)het(e, S(c)heit(t Sevinth pair of head shits all lased throw. a1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 181 i tester sheett and i head sheett. a1802 J. Strutt Queenhoo-hall (1808) III. vii. ii. 9 The tester shall be ornamented with precious stones..and the head sheet shall be set with diamonds and rubies. 1826 H. Smith Tor Hill III. vi. 170 Here follow minute directions for the laying of each sheet and fustian, as well as of the pillows, bolster, and head sheet. 1957 L. E. Pearson Elizabethans at Home vi. 445 He made the bed..and placed a good many cushions about, with a fresh head sheet or cover for the pillow on which his master laid his head. 1995 J. L. Singman & W. McLean Daily Life Chaucer's Eng. v. 87 Across the head of the bed was a long bolster, probably stuffed canvas or linen, covered with a headsheet of linen. 2003 D. Starkey Six Wives (2004) i. xv. 61 The upper sheet was turned down, and the pillows put in position and covered with a head sheet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1378
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