"headrest" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-headrest.wav [US] Forms: headrests [plural]
Etymology: head + rest Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|rest}} head + rest Head templates: {{en-noun}} headrest (plural headrests)
  1. The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head. Hyponyms: head restraint Translations (part of a seat): reposacaps [masculine] (Catalan), hoofdsteun [masculine] (Dutch), päänoja (Finnish), appui-tête [masculine] (French), repose-tête [masculine] (French), repousacabezas [masculine] (Galician), Kopflehne [feminine] (German), Kopfstütze [feminine] (German), Kopfauflage [feminine] (German), Kopfstütze des Dentalstuhls (english: dental chair) (German), Kopfstütze mit Backen (note: with side pads) [feminine] (German), αποκούμπι (apokoúmpi) [neuter] (Greek), poggiatesta [masculine] (Italian), zagłówek [masculine] (Polish), подголовник (podgolovnik) [masculine] (Russian), reposacabezas [masculine] (Spanish), apoyacabezas [masculine] (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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