pencil-post bed

noun

A type of bed modeled after the English field bed, consisting of four slender, octagonal posts.

Meanings

nounpencil-post bed (plural pencil-post beds)

plural pencil-post beds

  1. furnitureA type of bed modeled after the English field bed, consisting of four slender, octagonal posts.
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