four-poster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"They built a large four-poster bed in this room and bring in their own furniture and props, in this case a large statue of the archangel," he added.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
Protesters, many wrapped in the Sri Lanka flag, swarmed into his whitewashed colonial-era residence on Saturday, jumped into the swimming pool and sat on a four-poster bed.
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2022
For now, we found ourselves in an expansive suite — decked out with sofas, a full vanity set and regal four-poster bed — with a separate entrance where we could park.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
He's on the wall just beyond the foot of my four-poster bed.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2021
Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he’d drawn the curtains of his four-poster.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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