bedstead

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Recent Examples of bedstead 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 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 One room boasts crimson walls and a large white wooden bedstead, with pretty floral bedding. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2017 Guest bedrooms are furnished with mother-of-pearl wardrobes from Syria and gold bedsteads from Egypt. Lizzie Porter, CNN, 3 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedstead
Noun
  • News reports described the source of the prolonged burning as mattresses that had been stored in a brick warehouse.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
  • The medium-firm mattress is also just as comfortable as typical firm mattresses, according to Kellogg.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • One floor of the property is dedicated to guest rooms designed in a more traditional manner and outfitted with tatami mats and futon beds.
    John Wogan, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • We’re also drawn to the plush futon sofa ($599-$649) and the light-up ball holders ($50) that display basketballs celebrating her accomplishments on the court.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Feeding South Florida move, load and stack pallets of food and household goods onto trucks.
    Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 21 May 2025
  • Packaging materials that can be salvaged like pallets, cardboard, glass and cans are also recycled, said Feldman, the Green Era CEO.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Place the tallest plants at the back of the bed, with the shortest in front.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
  • The 27 guest rooms are sanctuaries of canopied beds, sculptures, and bathrooms decked out in Italian marble.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Several steps up from the camp bunks of your youth, the suites come with a kitchenette, a freestanding gas fireplace, and an en-suite deep soaking tub and rainfall shower.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Who takes the lower bunk, the middle bunk or the higher bunk?
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

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“Bedstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedstead. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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