bedstead
noun/ˈbɛd.stɛd/
Etymology From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).
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The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.
- To Benjamin Hinkley, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement in Bedstead Fastenings. Patented Dec. 2, 1846.1846, editorial staff, “A LIST OF PATENTS”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97:
- Derived terms
- sofa-bedstead