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单词 fourposter
释义

fourposter

[ fawr-poh-ster, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˈpoʊ stər, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
a four-masted sailing vessel.

Origin of fourposter

First recorded in 1815–25; four + post1 + -er1

Words nearby fourposter

four-part harmony, fourpence, fourpenny, fourplay, fourplex, fourposter, four questions, fourragère, four-rowed barley, fourscore, foursome
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Example sentences from the Web for fourposter

  • There is much to be said for a fourposter, but this is not the place in which to say it.

    A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for fourposter

four-poster

noun

a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtainsAlso called: four-poster bed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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