field bed

noun

1. a small bed having an arched canopy on short posts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of field bed¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

It seemed as if the field bed had been made here, as it is specified that several of the other articles came from London.

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Those plants simply marked double in the seed bed were planted in a regular field bed by themselves.

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In the middle chamber is a fine example of a field bed, which was used by Daniel Webster.

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Mercutio uses the term in sport, and adds a quibble on field-bed, which was a camp-bed, or a bed on the ground.

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Ellen lay in a field-bed by me; she had watched several nights, and I obliged her now to undress and go into bed.

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