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

Before us was a kind of bed place.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur

The furniture was scanty, consisting of a raised bed place, or divan; two tables, raised about a foot from the ground; brass basins, and large earthenware jars of water.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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

From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert

It was a rather high bed place with a set of drawers underneath.

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