queen-size
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queen-size
(kwēn′sīz′) also queen-sized (-sīzd′)adj.
1. Extra large in size: queen-size pantyhose.
2.
a. Measuring about 60 inches by 80 inches (1.5 meters by 2.0 meters). Used of a bed.
b. Being of a size that will fit such a bed: queen-size fitted sheets.
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queen-size
orqueen-sized
adj
(Furniture) (of a bed, etc) larger or longer than normal size but smaller or shorter than king-size
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queen′-size`
or queen′-sized`,
adj.
1. (of a bed) larger than a double bed, but smaller than king-size, usu. 60 in. (152 cm) wide and 80 in. (203 cm) long.
2. of or for a queen-size bed.
3. of a size larger than average (often used as a euphemism).
[1955–60]
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| Adj. | 1. | queen-size - (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed" big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
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