a bedstead with tall corner posts that sometimes support a canopy or curtains
four-poster
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four-poster
noun
A bed having tall corner posts originally intended to support curtains or a canopy.
four-poster
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Adjective
(not comparable)
Usage notes
Used only attributively.
Noun
(plural four-posters)
- A four-poster bed.
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Sentence Examples
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- Classic French country furniture includes a large plank-style dining table surrounded by caned chairs or benches, a massive carved armoire and a four-poster bed.
- Quilt sets make beautiful finishing touches on dark wood four-poster bed frames reminiscent of the early days of American history.
- If you have a footboard or four-poster bed you will need a dust ruffle that has slits in the corners.
- There is a bedroom (or bedrooms) off of the living room that contains a four-poster king-sized bed.
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