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Definition of Headrest
1. Noun. A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash.
2. Noun. A rest for the head.
Definition of Headrest
1. Noun. The part of a seat designed to support the head ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headrest
1. a support for the head [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headrest
Literary usage of Headrest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Types of Reading Ability as Exhibited Through Tests and Laboratory by Clarence Truman Gray (1917)
"It consists essentially of four parts: an arc light, from which is derived the
ray of light to be photographed; a headrest, to keep the subject in position; ..."
2. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"The headrest of the dental chair is turned over and adjusted to the proper height,
... If the extra-oral method is being utilized, the headrest wings are ..."
3. Popular Mechanics Shop NotesMachine-shop practice (1919)
"Head-Fitting and Bar-Fas'— „ for Motorcycle Head, headrest for Auto Mechan headrest
for Auto ... headrest for Auto Creeper Shop Office 1114 Made from . ..."
4. Deficiencies in Reading Ability: Their Diagnosis and Remedies by Clarence Truman Gray (1922)
"The headrest. Another important part of the apparatus is the headrest. Casual
observations show that many pupils move the head and shoulders while reading. ..."
5. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1904)
"I use a headrest where I can. Now you do not like that I know. I do not believe
if I took you you would hardly know it, because after I get this lighting I ..."
6. Choosing a Wheelchair System edited by Seldon P. Todd, Jr. (1992)
"B. headrest control. By pushing straight back against the headrest, a forward
signal is ... By rocking the head to the left or right against the headrest, ..."
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