box bed

American  

noun

1. a bed completely enclosed so as to resemble a box.

2. a bed that folds up in the form of a box.

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Etymology

Origin of box bed

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The green painted doors of the box bed opposite the hearth stood open, revealing a spotless white counterpane.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

The concealed, or box bed, in the house place wall, had been David's sleeping place.

From A Daughter of Fife by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

The original entry was through a panel at the back of a "box bed" in the wainscot of a small, isolated bedroom at the top of the house.

From Secret Chambers and Hiding Places Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc. by Fea, Allan

Also, there was Mrs. Tittle- mouse's bedroom, where she slept in a little box bed!

From The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Potter, Beatrix

He then made a box bed at his own house, large enough for Sir Patrick to lie in, with bed and bed-clothes, and bored holes in the boards for air.

From The Red True Story Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)