charpoy

[ chahr-poi ]

/ ˈtʃɑrˈpɔɪ /

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noun

a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.

Nearby words

charon, charophyte, charoseth, charpak, charpentier, charpoy, charqui, charr, charrette, charrière scale, charro

Also char·pai

[chahr-pahy] /ˈtʃɑrˈpaɪ/.

Origin of charpoy

1835–45; < Urdu chārpāi < Persian, equivalent to ch(ah)ār four + pāy foot

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Examples from the Web for charpoy

He said he had seen a man take a charpoy—a bedstead—balance it on one leg on the tip of his tongue, and then dance!
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
Dick attended man after man with his assistants till they came to the last, who was lying on a charpoy with his face averted.
Draw Swords!|George Manville Fenn
He started up on the charpoy, every nerve tense as stretched wire.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell
They pulled out a charpoy from one of the tents for me to sit on, and tea was brought—why, I dont know.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

He pulled a charpoy to the door, and sat down upon it, as much outside as within.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang

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

Word Origin for charpoy

C19: from Urdu cārpāī

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