four-poster

noun

four-post·​er ˌfȯr-ˈpō-stər How to pronounce four-poster (audio)
: a bed with tall often carved corner posts originally designed to support curtains or a canopy

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With high ceilings, handsome hardwood floors, and four-poster beds, the rooms here walk the line between stately and Nordic cool. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025 There was such a sense of dignity to the four-poster bed, such elegance. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025 In the bedrooms, mosquito nets swathed four-poster beds. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 Wallpaper is one of the most low-lift ways to make a room feel instantly cozy, like something out of a fictional bed-and-breakfast inn with four-poster beds. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-poster

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First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-poster was in 1837

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“Four-poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-poster. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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four-poster

noun
four-post·​er
-ˈpō-stər
: a bed with tall posts at each corner

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