sleigh bed
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6.1
- noun
- /sleɪ bɛd/
:
cama de trineo
- queen-size sleigh bed
Examples
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"The day had been so perfect, from their meeting in Salvatore Gujilio's office to their lovemaking before the fire and again in the massive old Chinese sleigh bed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The largest, Ellie's Suite, is named for her mother and features a king-size sleigh bed outfitted with a memory-foam mattress.
Blog text (13) -
Leaving their clothes scattered on the floor and hearth behind them, they went upstairs to make love again, this time in the huge Chinese sleigh bed, with less urgency than before, more tenderness, to the accompaniment
Fiction book (1992) -
The guest room features a beautiful sleigh bed with a curved headboard and footboard.
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She decorated her master bedroom with a stylish sleigh bed made of dark wood.
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The antique shop has a lovely sleigh bed that dates back to the 19th century.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bed shaped like a sleigh' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sleigh' (a runner-mounted vehicle with curved ends) and 'bed' (sleeping furniture): it denotes a bed whose headboard and footboard curve outward like a sleigh. This noun+noun descriptive composition is a common, cross-linguistically regular pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Sleigh bed gets its name from the bed's shape: the headboard and footboard curve outward like a sleigh. That's why it means a 'bed with curved ends' today.