press bedsteadn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛdstɛd/, U.S.

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛdˌstɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, bedstead n.

Etymology: < press n.¹ + bedstead n., after press bed n.

Now historical.

The framework of a press bed; (also) a press bed.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > folding bed for house > which folds into cupboard

presser1557

press bed1660

press bedstead1683

wardrobe bedstead1801

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 590 You are to destroy all Press-Bedsteads which stand in Corners of Rooms, being made up with Boards so close, that the Air cannot penetrate or dry up and consume the..Vapours that are contracted.

1696 in M. Cash Devon Inventories 16th & 17th Cent. (1966) 170 In the Inner Hall—Fower old tubbs and an old Buckett—One old Press bedstead, Cord & Matt.

1720 Partic. & Inventory Robert Chester 78 A Press Bedstead and Curtains, a feather Bed.

1788 Cabinet-makers London Bk. of Prices (London Soc. of Cabinet-makers) 22 A four feet press bedstead, all solid, plain cornice, flat pannel'd doors.

1805 Times 10 Sept. 4/1 The Furniture consists of..mahogany press bedsteads, with damask, cotton, chintz, and other hangings.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret III. viii. 237 I ran and got a blanket and wrapped him in it, and got him to lie down upon the press bedstead in the room under this.

1878 Times 7 Sept. 15/4 Japanned press bedsteads and bedding, iron saucepans, with various miscellaneous items.

1949 Daily Reg. (Harrisburgh, Illinois) 13 Jan. 1/5 In the 1800s there was a type of folding bed sometimes known as a press bedstead.

2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Aug. 11 Learn the difference between the four-poster, the half-testers, the tent bed, the French bed and the truly terrifying press bedstead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press bedstead
释义	press bedsteadn. Brit. /ˈprɛs ˌbɛdstɛd/, U.S. /ˈprɛs ˌbɛdˌstɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, bedstead n. Etymology: < press n.¹ + bedstead n., after press bed n. Now historical. The framework of a press bed; (also) a press bed. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > folding bed for house > which folds into cupboard presser1557 press bed1660 press bedstead1683 wardrobe bedstead1801 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 590 You are to destroy all Press-Bedsteads which stand in Corners of Rooms, being made up with Boards so close, that the Air cannot penetrate or dry up and consume the..Vapours that are contracted. 1696 in M. Cash Devon Inventories 16th & 17th Cent. (1966) 170 In the Inner Hall—Fower old tubbs and an old Buckett—One old Press bedstead, Cord & Matt. 1720 Partic. & Inventory Robert Chester 78 A Press Bedstead and Curtains, a feather Bed. 1788 Cabinet-makers London Bk. of Prices (London Soc. of Cabinet-makers) 22 A four feet press bedstead, all solid, plain cornice, flat pannel'd doors. 1805 Times 10 Sept. 4/1 The Furniture consists of..mahogany press bedsteads, with damask, cotton, chintz, and other hangings. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret III. viii. 237 I ran and got a blanket and wrapped him in it, and got him to lie down upon the press bedstead in the room under this. 1878 Times 7 Sept. 15/4 Japanned press bedsteads and bedding, iron saucepans, with various miscellaneous items. 1949 Daily Reg. (Harrisburgh, Illinois) 13 Jan. 1/5 In the 1800s there was a type of folding bed sometimes known as a press bedstead. 2002 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 3 Aug. 11 Learn the difference between the four-poster, the half-testers, the tent bed, the French bed and the truly terrifying press bedstead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1683
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