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: the head of a bed
especially, British
: headboard
They … painted in patterns and delicate colours nearly every surface, tables, bedheads, doors, cupboards. —
P. J. Kavanagh
P. J. Kavanagh 2
or bed head informal
: hair that is mussed or tangled when a person gets out of bed
He is a small man with a salt-and-pepper beard, very bright brown eyes and a perpetual case of bed head, little tufts flying every which way.—Alex Witchel
Alex WitchelExamples of bedhead in a Sentence
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Wake up with fewer wrinkles and no bedhead by sleeping on satin pillowcases.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
Look to Alexa Chung's bedhead in the '00s for inspiration.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2023
Nothing ruins your morning quite like a glimpse of your bedhead in the mirror.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Solstice also has a minimal atmospheric lifetime (under two weeks compared to the 1.6 years with hydrofluorocarbons and and 80-100 years with traditional chlorofluorocarbons), so your strategic bedhead won’t haunt your descendants.
—Erica Smith, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023
They can also be used to achieve lust-worthy bedhead.
—ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023
Gift the person who's serious about their beauty rest with this culty silk pillowcase to keep bedhead and hair snags at bay.
—Sarah Maberry, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
Just a few days after dazzling us with her luxurious bedhead glam for New Year's Eve, Jennifer Lopez is back at work to promote her upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding, which premieres on Prime Video on January 27.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023
The Who's the Boss star took to Instagram on Monday to share a morning selfie complete with bedhead and zero make-up, wearing a Yankees T-shirt.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
Look to Alexa Chung's bedhead in the '00s for inspiration.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2023
Nothing ruins your morning quite like a glimpse of your bedhead in the mirror.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
Solstice also has a minimal atmospheric lifetime (under two weeks compared to the 1.6 years with hydrofluorocarbons and and 80-100 years with traditional chlorofluorocarbons), so your strategic bedhead won’t haunt your descendants.
—Erica Smith, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023
They can also be used to achieve lust-worthy bedhead.
—ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023
Gift the person who's serious about their beauty rest with this culty silk pillowcase to keep bedhead and hair snags at bay.
—Sarah Maberry, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
Just a few days after dazzling us with her luxurious bedhead glam for New Year's Eve, Jennifer Lopez is back at work to promote her upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding, which premieres on Prime Video on January 27.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023
The Who's the Boss star took to Instagram on Monday to share a morning selfie complete with bedhead and zero make-up, wearing a Yankees T-shirt.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Bedhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedhead. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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