green-bed
green-bed noun: a low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses.
Noun
green-bed (plural green-beds)
- A low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses.
- He would lie on the green-bed all day long sewing pictures of boats on canvas with coloured wools.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 8
- The green bed was formerly to be found in every farmhouse at the side of the hearth opposite the bread oven.1980, John McCormack, The Guernsey House, page 77
Forms of green-bed
| plural | green-beds |
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Questions about green-bed
- What does green-bed mean?
- Green-bed means a low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses.
- What part of speech is green-bed?
- Green-bed is a noun.
- What is the plural of green-bed?
- The plural of green-bed is green-beds.
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