bed place

American  

noun

1. a space housing a bed or bedding, especially one having the form of a cupboard closed with doors or curtains.

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Etymology

Origin of bed place

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

Turning from the bed place I was again attracted by the man's sparkling ring.

From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert

At night I would smuggle him into my bed place, and we would whisper together, with the regular footfalls of the officer of the watch passing and repassing over our heads.

From The Secret Sharer by Conrad, Joseph

He stepped into the cabin for a moment or two, to find that the lieutenant was lying in his bed place, perfectly insensible, while the marines, with their pieces in hand, were waiting fresh orders.

From In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" by Fenn, George Manville

Then he filled up the bed place, between the poles, with dry leaves.

From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by Overend, William Heysham

The result is that it may be urged into the fissure perhaps even hotter than when it started from the original bed place.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate