four-poster
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jan. 26, 2025
A gilded bed with elaborate hangings replaces the four-poster carved wood bed thought to have belonged to Andrew Jackson, which had been in the room for decades.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
One of the most popular places appeared to be a four-poster bed where a group of young men lounged.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2022
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
It was a triangle of white slipped into a fold in the canopy above the four-poster bed.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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