: the framework of a bed

Examples of bedstead in a Sentence

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Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories. Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bedstede, from bed + stede stead, place — more at stead entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedstead was in the 15th century

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“Bedstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedstead. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

bedstead

noun
: the framework of a bed

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