four-poster
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four-post·er
(fôr′pō′stər)n.
A bed having tall corner posts originally intended to support curtains or a canopy.
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four-poster
n
(Furniture) a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtains. Also called: four-poster bed
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Noun | 1. | four-poster - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains bed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair" leg - one of the supports for a piece of furniture |
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