feather bed

American  

noun

1. a mattress or a bed cover, as a quilt, stuffed with soft feathers.

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feather bed British  

noun

1. a mattress filled with feathers or down

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verb

1. (tr) to pamper; spoil

2. (intr) to be subject to or engage in featherbedding

Etymology

Origin of feather bed

before 1000; Middle English, Old English

Example Sentences

Downright Bedding has been perfecting down for 50 years, handcrafting comforters, pillows, and feather beds to order.

From Salon

“No doubt you have become used to sleeping in a soft feather bed, and all the other luxuries of Ashton Place,” Miss Mortimer teased.

From Literature

Always, our trips would end with us on the softest of imaginary feather beds, lying side by side, savoring all the delights we’d experienced.

From Los Angeles Times

“I had my blankets on and my feather bed and my comforter and all of that, and I was still freezing to death,” he said.

From Washington Post

But always quick to laugh in interviews, she added: "I can also sleep on a feather bed."

From BBC