headrest

English

Headrest

Etymology

head +‎ rest

Pronunciation

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Noun

headrest (plural headrests)

The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
- 2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in New York Times‎:
  Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.

Hyponyms

head restraint

Translations

part of a seat

Catalan: reposacaps m
Dutch: hoofdsteun (nl) m
Finnish: päänoja
French: appui-tête (fr) m, repose-tête (fr) m
Galician: repousacabezas m
German: Kopflehne (de) f, Kopfstütze (de) f, Kopfauflage f, Kopfstütze des Dentalstuhls (dental chair), Kopfstütze mit Backen f (with side pads)
Greek: αποκούμπι (el) n (apokoúmpi)
Italian: poggiatesta m
Polish: zagłówek (pl) m
Russian: подголовник (ru) m (podgolovnik)
Spanish: reposacabezas (es) m, apoyacabezas m

Further reading

headrest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

deathers, heardest

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