bedstead

noun

bed·​stead ˈbed-ˌsted 

: the framework of a bed

Examples of bedstead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The only possible exit is a skylight, and the only means of reaching it is to build a tower from a bedstead and other bits of furniture. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023

My dad had rigged a ramp up to a derelict bedstead and boarded over the springs. —Jeanette Winterson, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017

In guest rooms, fires and lamplight illuminate upholstered sleigh beds or traditional turned-wood New England bedsteads. —Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017

Our room’s vintage iron bedstead was set against walls painted a soft, saturated green. —Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2017

One room boasts crimson walls and a large white wooden bedstead, with pretty floral bedding. —Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2017

The sense of domesticity and its discontent is often present, with a brass bedstead making recurring appearances. —Roberta Smith, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017

Guest bedrooms are furnished with mother-of-pearl wardrobes from Syria and gold bedsteads from Egypt. —Lizzie Porter, CNN, 3 July 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English bedstede, from bed + stede stead, place — more at stead entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bedstead

noun

bed·​stead -ˌsted 

: the framework of a bed