bedstead

Meaning

The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.

Etymology

In summary

From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).

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