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bedstead

noun

Definition of bedstead

as in mattress

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Recent Examples of bedstead Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 The substantial rails are inspired by 20th-century iron bedsteads, but the color pop is very much a modern twist. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025 Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories. — Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub. — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024 Orwell typed for hours upstairs, sitting on his iron bedstead in a tatty dressing gown, chain-smoking shag tobacco. — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024 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

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Noun

Buying any type of bed online already takes a leap of faith, but mattresses-in-a-box can feel like any even more confusing sub-category.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Theranos is her ‘spouse’ Auletta details how Holmes’ apartment was basically just a mattress.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mattress

Noun

This process included buying a physics-defying piece of furniture that without aid of magic could toggle between both a bed and sofa — something called a futon.

— Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
While tent sites and RV stays are still part of the mix, many travelers come specifically for the glamping accommodations, which include rustic-chic canvas tents complete with two queen beds, a full-size futon, a coffee table, and a dresser.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Definition of futon

Noun

Two full pallets of collectible cards were stolen, and some cards on a third pallet were also swiped when thieves broke into a FedEx truck, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
About 50 packages from a third pallet were also stolen, and their value was still being calculated as of Tuesday morning.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pallet

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In September, every ward in Sylhet's 100-bed Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, which is treating measles, appeared overwhelmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Because whenever the topic of Orange County’s ever-filling green spring of bed-tax money is discussed, shenanigans seem to proliferate.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bed

Noun

The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
The 19th century is long gone; phrenology is and was always bunk—so what lesson can the specimens teach me?

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

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