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bedstead

noun
/ˈbɛd.stɛd/

Etymology

From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).

  1. inherited from bedstede — “bedstead”
  2. inherited from bedsted

Definitions

  1. The framework that supports a bed

    The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.

    • To Benjamin Hinkley, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement in Bedstead Fastenings. Patented Dec. 2, 1846.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA