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four-post·er | \ ˌfȯr-ˈpō-stər 
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: a bed with tall often carved corner posts originally designed to support curtains or a canopy
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four-poster
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of four-poster
: a bed with tall posts at each of its four corners
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The first known use of four-poster was in 1837
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