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four-poster
noun
four-post·er
ˌfȯr-ˈpō-stər 
: a bed with tall often carved corner posts originally designed to support curtains or a canopy
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Your antique four-poster bed is either right upstairs—or only a short walk away.
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Sleep like royalty in a four-poster bed at The Rookery, a hotel that dates back to 1764.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The queen of extravagant four-poster beds, though, can be found in the Reagan Suite in the castle’s oldest wing.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Shifting away from the Middle-earth aesthetic, the master bedroom is in the style of an Adirondack cabin, with a half-timbered ceiling, a stone fireplace topped with a driftwood lintel and his-and-hers four-poster beds.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss Sleep like royalty in a four-poster bed at The Rookery, a hotel that dates back to 1764.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
The queen of extravagant four-poster beds, though, can be found in the Reagan Suite in the castle’s oldest wing.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Shifting away from the Middle-earth aesthetic, the master bedroom is in the style of an Adirondack cabin, with a half-timbered ceiling, a stone fireplace topped with a driftwood lintel and his-and-hers four-poster beds.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Four-poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-poster. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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