bedstead

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈbɛd.stɛd/

Definition of bedstead

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”

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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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