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green-beds

green-beds is the plural of green-bed.

Meaning of green-bed

Noun

green-bed (plural green-beds)

  1. (Guernsey, historical) 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

Questions about green-beds

What is green-beds the plural of?
Green-beds is the plural of green-bed.

Words near green-beds in the dictionary

  1. green-backed tit
  2. green-backed tits
  3. green-bag
  4. green-beard effect
  5. green-bed
  6. green-beds
  7. green-bind
  8. green-binds
  9. green-black
  10. green-blind
  11. green-blue

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