headground

English

Etymology

Blend of head +‎ background.

Noun

headground (plural headgrounds)

  1. (photography, dated) A background used for a headshot.
    • 1922, Abel's Photographic Weekly - Volume 30, Issues 776-783‎, page 567:
      One Hollywood Flood-Lite was used, subdued to 20 amperes and screened by lowering the Lite back of a small headground, until detail in the composition was almost lost to the eye.
    • 1927, American Photography - Volume 21‎, page 12:
      But a card table was folded up and made as fine a headground as one could wish.
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