bedstead

[ bed-sted, -stid ]

noun

1. the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress.

bedstead

/ ˈbɛdˌstɛd /

noun

1. the framework of a bed, usually including a headboard and springs but excluding the mattress and other coverings

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedstead¹

First recorded in 1400–50, bedstead is from the late Middle English word bedstede. See bed, stead

Example Sentences

This was a weird-looking, dangerous jet- and rocket-powered contraption, sometimes called the flying bedstead.

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The windows and dressing-table were covered with white muslin, and there was a canopy of the same above the little brass bedstead.

From Project Gutenberg

Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.

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Some of the finest and handsomest articles of the bedstead in the city, are at the establishment of Mr. Boyd.

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He sat down on the side of the cheap, iron bedstead, and emptied his pockets on the top quilt.

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They had built a raised bedstead of poles inside their tent, and this structure remained in place.

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Related Words

• bunk
• cot
• couch
• crib
• mattress