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four-poster

British  

noun

  1. Also called: four-poster bed.  a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtains

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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

Contented, she gazed up at the posts of her four-poster bed, each one tall and straight as a tree trunk.

From Literature

Located in Woodstock, Connecticut, just outside of Massachusetts, the inn features 21 guest rooms, six of which have four-poster beds, and is set on a sprawling lot with trees and walking paths.

From Salon

As Jack spun around to see who’d spoken something enormous flew through the open doorway and plowed into the four-poster bed, practically breaking it in half in the process.

From Literature

A gauzy veil stretched around the perimeter like curtains on a four-poster bed.

From Literature