four-poster
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌpoʊstər/
- Ali pulled off her sleep shirt and tossed it onto the four-poster brass bed.
- four-poster bed
- four-poster canopy
- four-poster mahogany
Examples
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The bed was a graceful four-poster with a tester, probably mahogany or walnut, Mrs. Miller thought.
Fiction book (1996) -
I had to guess, but I was willing to bet that she slept in a four-poster bed upstairs.
Fiction book (1998) -
Is that a four-poster bed?
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I have always wanted a four-poster.
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JACK sits on the side of a four-poster bed and takes off his shoes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Mother lies asleep in a big four-poster in the background of the shot.
Fiction book (1991) -
A candle was burning low next to a four-poster bed on which a boy lay crying pitifully.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sam, Terry, and I stood by the bed, a four-poster with a lace canopy, perfectly made.
Fiction book (1996) -
The guest room had twin four-poster beds with extra-firm mattresses.
Fiction book (2000) -
The elegant four-poster bed in the corner of the room was draped with luxurious curtains.
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Etymology
Four-poster comes from four meaning 'four' and post meaning 'pole'. So a four-poster is a bed with four tall posts, one at each corner, that can hold a canopy or curtains.