charpoy
[ chahr-poi ]
noun
a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
Origin of charpoy
1- Also char·pai [chahr-pahy]. /ˈtʃɑrˈpaɪ/.
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How to use charpoy in a sentence
But there we were, seated on a fairly worn-out charpai, surrounded by men, women and children.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThe poor creature lay on a sort of bedstead or charpai in a tidy little house consisting of one room and lighted only by the door.
Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
British Dictionary definitions for charpoy
charpoy
charpai (ˈtʃɑːpaɪ)
/ (ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ) /
noun
a bedstead of woven webbing or hemp stretched on a wooden frame on four legs, common in India
Origin of charpoy
1C19: from Urdu cārpāī
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