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four-poster n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtains Also called four-poster bed ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations four-poster [ˈfɔːˌpəʊstəʳ] n (also four-poster bed) → letto a baldacchino four-poster [ˈfɔːˌpəʊstəʳ] n (also four-poster bed) → letto a baldacchino How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gentlemen, here's a fender that if you had the misfortune to hang yourselves would cut you down in no time--with astonishing celerity--four-and-sixpence--five--five-and-sixpence--an appropriate thing for a spare bedroom where there was a four-poster and a guest a little out of his mind--six shillings--thank you, Mr. His four-poster, the huge couch at the foot of his bed, and all the furniture about the room, was of the Queen Anne period. 'Cause I was always used to a four-poster afore I came here, and I find the legs of the table answer just as well,' replied the cobbler. |
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