double bedn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, bed n.

Etymology: < double adj.¹ + bed n.

A bed to accommodate two persons. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > specific sizes of bed

double bed1839

three-quarter bed1919

twin bed1919

queen1955

California king size1957

California king1983

1839 E. A. Hitchcock Jrnl. (1930) 25 There were five double beds.

1910 Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. 1022 Inclusive terms..from 15/– per day or 4½ guineas per week for double bedrooms.

1915 ‘H. J. James’ (title) Double bed dialogues.

1925 G. Burrard Big Game Hunting 280 A good warm rug or blanket, preferably double-bed size.

1931 Times 16 Mar. 22/1 Large double bed room.

1958 H. M. Hayward & M. Harari tr. B. Pasternak Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 182 They went into another room which had..a wide double bed.

Derivatives

double-bedded adj. having a double bed or two single beds.

ΚΠ

1798 J. Austen Let. 24 Oct. (1995) 16 We have one double-bedded and one single-bedded room.

1844 Ainsworth's Mag. V. 407 He and his friend slept in a double-bedded room.

1912 J. Joyce Let. 22 Aug. (1966) II. 310 I have taken a double-bedded room at 21 Richmond Place.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	double bed
释义	double bedn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adj.¹, bed n. Etymology: < double adj.¹ + bed n. A bed to accommodate two persons. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > specific sizes of bed double bed1839 three-quarter bed1919 twin bed1919 queen1955 California king size1957 California king1983 1839 E. A. Hitchcock Jrnl. (1930) 25 There were five double beds. 1910 Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. 1022 Inclusive terms..from 15/– per day or 4½ guineas per week for double bedrooms. 1915 ‘H. J. James’ (title) Double bed dialogues. 1925 G. Burrard Big Game Hunting 280 A good warm rug or blanket, preferably double-bed size. 1931 Times 16 Mar. 22/1 Large double bed room. 1958 H. M. Hayward & M. Harari tr. B. Pasternak Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 182 They went into another room which had..a wide double bed. Derivatives double-bedded adj. having a double bed or two single beds. ΚΠ 1798 J. Austen Let. 24 Oct. (1995) 16 We have one double-bedded and one single-bedded room. 1844 Ainsworth's Mag. V. 407 He and his friend slept in a double-bedded room. 1912 J. Joyce Let. 22 Aug. (1966) II. 310 I have taken a double-bedded room at 21 Richmond Place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1798
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