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1Bedstead — Bed stead, n. [Bed + stead a frame.] A framework for supporting a bed. [1913 Webster] …
2bedstead — c.1400, from BED (Cf. bed) (n.) + STEAD (Cf. stead); strictly the place occupied by a bed, but usually raised stand on which a bed sits …
3bedstead — ► NOUN ▪ the framework of a bed …
4bedstead — [bed′sted΄] n. a framework for supporting the bedspring and mattress of a bed …
5bedstead — [[t]be̱dsted[/t]] bedsteads N COUNT A bedstead is the metal or wooden frame of an old fashioned bed. ...an old iron bedstead …
6bedstead — UK [ˈbedˌsted] / US noun [countable] Word forms bedstead : singular bedstead plural bedsteads the wooden or metal frame of a bed …
7bedstead — bed|stead [ˈbedsted] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bedstead place where a bed stands (15 17 centuries), from bed + stead place ( STEAD)] the wooden or metal frame of a bed …
8bedstead — noun Etymology: Middle English bedstede, from bed + stede stead, place more at stead Date: 15th century the framework of a bed …
9bedstead — /bed sted , stid/, n. the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress. [1400 50; late ME bedstede. See BED, STEAD] * * * …
10bedstead — noun The framework that supports a bed …
