Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bed having tall corner posts originally intended to support curtains or a canopy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large bed having four posts for curtains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support a canopy or curtains.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having four
vertical columns , one in eachcorner , that support atester , so thatcurtains can be hung toexclude draughts from thesleeper . - noun A four-poster bed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains
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Examples
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The luxurious room includes a four-poster bed, a waterproof television in the bathroom and a framed prototype of the wedding gown Queen Victoria wore.
Where Will Kate Middleton Be the Last Night She's Single? 2011
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The child's puppet dolls are miniatures of herself and Miss Jessel, dangled menacingly over the canopy of the big four-poster bed where the virginal new governess endures her fevered nightmares.
The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010
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My four-poster bed shook hard and fast from our movements.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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A belltent sleeps four on two double futons and has shared facilities, the luxury lodge tents have their own toilet and shower and sleep six double bed, two singles and a sofabed, while the deluxe tents have extras such as four-poster beds and candle chandeliers, a large wood-burning stove and a fridge.
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This is the essential difference between curating a collection at a museum and one at a federal agency: These are working buildings where staff and visitors -- and, in the case of Blair House, overnight guests - use the furniture, walk on the rugs, sleep in the four-poster beds, drink from the tea cups, write at the desk and, sometimes, break the chair when they lean back too far.
Daniel Grant: The U.S. Government's (Many) Art Curators Daniel Grant 2011
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A four-poster bed took up half the room, veiled in long, sheer violet curtains and gold tassels.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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A four-poster bed took up half the room, veiled in long, sheer violet curtains and gold tassels.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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An antique four-poster bed dominated the room, surrounded by abstract watercolor paintings in vivid jewel tones.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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An antique four-poster bed dominated the room, surrounded by abstract watercolor paintings in vivid jewel tones.
Rogue Oracle 2011
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This is the essential difference between curating a collection at a museum and one at a federal agency: These are working buildings where staff and visitors -- and, in the case of Blair House, overnight guests - use the furniture, walk on the rugs, sleep in the four-poster beds, drink from the tea cups, write at the desk and, sometimes, break the chair when they lean back too far.
Daniel Grant: The U.S. Government's (Many) Art Curators Daniel Grant 2011
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