bedsteadnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbed.sted/us/ˈbed.sted/the wooden or metal frame of an old-fashioned bed
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Beds & parts of beds
- air mattress
- airbed
- bassinet
- bed
- bedpost
- berth
- carrycot
- couch
- couchette
- crib
- divan
- double bed
- headboard
- Li-lo
- mattress
- queen-size
- rollaway
- trundle bed
- twin bed
- waterbed
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Examples from literature
- Piece by piece her furniture was sold to supply their wants, until nothing was left in the room but a solitary bedstead.
- The poor woman told him that she had been forced to sell her bedstead the year before to buy food.
- There being no bedstead she had flung down some rugs and made a little nest for herself in the very cramped quarters the closet afforded.
- There were no bedsteads, and but few blankets.
- We had two rooms with a bedstead and sofa, besides lots of chairs, mirrors, tables, and flower pots.