bedpost

American  

[bed-pohst] / ˈbɛdˌpoʊst /

noun

1. one of the upright supports of a bedstead.

2. Bowling. bedposts, a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing.

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bedpost British  

/ ˈbɛdˌpəʊst /

noun

1. any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead

2. informal confidentially; in secret

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Etymology

Origin of bedpost

First recorded in 1590–1600; bed + post ¹

Example Sentences

She removed her tiara and placed it on the head of the gold-leafed marble cherub that served as one of the bedposts.

From Literature

My main location was a bed that was covered in gold blankets, adorned with golden bedposts and backed by golden drapes.

From Los Angeles Times

He was raised working-class in Salford, near Manchester, and first heard hints of the stateside musical revolution by pressing his ear to his bedpost on Sunday nights.

From New York Times

Heavily disoriented, I staggered to my feet, grasping onto a bedpost to keep from falling.

From Literature

With a start I realized that the bedposts and the legs of the chair were growing out of the floor, thick at the base like roots, and coiling together.

From Literature