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• Bed — A bed audio2|En us bed.ogg is a piece of furniture (or a location) primarily used as a place to sleep, and often used for relaxation.To make beds more comfortable, a mattress is usually placed on top of it. The second layer is the box spring… …   Wikipedia

• bed·post — /ˈbɛdˌpoʊst/ noun, pl posts [count] : any one of the four main supporting posts at each corner of an old fashioned bed …   Useful english dictionary

• Canopy bed — A canopy bed is a decorative bed somewhat similar to a four poster bed. A typical canopy bed usually features posts at each of the four corners extending four feet high or more above the mattress. Ornate or decorative fabric is often draped… …   Wikipedia

• field bed — noun 1. : a bed used in the field 2. : a four poster of moderate height with a canopy supported on a frame that is strongly arched so as to give greater height at the center than at the ends * * * a small bed having an arched canopy on short… …   Useful english dictionary

• angel bed — noun Etymology: translation of French lit d ange : a bed without posts but with a small canopy * * * 1. Fr. Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Cf. duchesse bed. 2. U.S. Furniture. a bed without posts …   Useful english dictionary

• Great Bed of Ware — The Great Bed of Ware is an extremely large oak four poster bed, carved with marquetry, that was originally housed in the White Hart Inn in Ware, England. Built by Hertfordshire carpenter Jonas Fosbrooke circa 1590, the bed measures ten by eleven …   Wikipedia

• four-poster bed — also four poster n a bed with four tall posts at the corners, a cover fixed at the top of the posts, and curtains around the sides …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Four poster bed — A four poster bed is a bed with four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel. There are a number of antique four poster beds extant dating to the 16th century and earlier; many of these… …   Wikipedia

• angel bed — 1. Fr. Furniture. a bed having a suspended or bracketed canopy of less than full length. Cf. duchesse bed. 2. U.S. Furniture. a bed without posts, as a truckle bed. [1700 10] * * * …   Universalium

• Wire bed — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Angel bed — Angel An gel, n. [AS. [ae]ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. a ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.] [1913 Webster] The dear good angel of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English