fourposter
fourposter is the alternative form of four-poster.
Meaning of four-poster
Noun
four-poster (plural four-posters)
- A four-poster bed, which has four high posts, one at each corner, supporting a canopy.
- ... the bed, an immense four-poster with different rosewood fruits carved crudely on its high headboard, was suffocatingly soft and his body had sunk deep in its feathery center.1948, Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Part One, 2
- Synonyms:
- four-poster bed
Forms of fourposter
| plural | fourposters |
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Questions about fourposter
- What is fourposter the alternative form of?
- Fourposter is the alternative form of four-poster.
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