chair bed


noun
  1. a chair that can be opened out to form a bed.

Origin of chair bed

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

Words Nearby chair bed

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How to use chair bed in a sentence

  • "Please to see that the chair-bed in my dressing-room is moved into your mistress's bed-room," said the Captain.

  • "Please to see that the chair-bed in my dressing-room is moved into your mistress's bedroom," said the Captain.

    The Peace Egg and Other tales | Juliana Horatia Ewing
  • Mr. Dale was generally comatose on a flock-exuding chair-bed in what was known as "dad's room."

    Carnival | Compton Mackenzie
  • Master Lindsay has the little chair-bed in Mr. Harry's room—your grandmamma's room, I mean.'

    My New Home | Mary Louisa Molesworth
  • Walker had better put up a chair-bed in the dressing-room for Jeff, and Jeff and he (Percy) could have their grub together.

    A Dog with a Bad Name | Talbot Baines Reed