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bedstead

[ bed-sted, -stid ]

/ ˈbɛdˌstɛd, -stɪd /

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noun

the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress.

Origin of bedstead

First recorded in 1400–50, bedstead is from the late Middle English word bedstede. See bed, stead

Words nearby bedstead

bedsonia, bedsore, bedspread, bedspring, bedstand, bedstead, bedstraw, bedtick, bedtime, bedtime story, beduin

Example sentences from the Web for bedstead

He said he had seen a man take a charpoy—a bedstead—balance it on one leg on the tip of his tongue, and then dance!

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray
The bedstead was without posts, while an old rickety chair and a barrel used as a table completed the furniture of the apartment.

The Cleverdale Mystery or, The Machine and its Wheels |W. A. Wilkins
The cover is set on end and the head of the bedstead is pressed into it (see Fig. 11), making a frame for the canopy.

The Child's Rainy Day Book |Mary White
The Waterbury showed up 11.30, now, and I beat her brains out against the bedstead.

Following the Equator, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Her rooms were at the furthest end of the house; her bedstead and dressing-table were shut off by a screen.

The Darling and Other Stories |Anton Chekhov

British Dictionary definitions for bedstead

bedstead

/ (ˈbɛdˌstɛd) /

noun

the framework of a bed, usually including a headboard and springs but excluding the mattress and other coverings