four-poster

attributive not-comparable of a bed

(attributive, of a bed) Having four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, so that curtains can be hung to exclude draughts from the sleeper.

Japanese Meaning

四柱式のベッド。各隅に一本ずつ垂直な柱があり、その柱がテスター（装飾的または機能的な水平部）を支え、カーテンを掛けることで風の侵入を防ぐ構造になっている。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼らは、埃をかぶった四本柱のベッドを受け継いだ。虫食いだらけのカーテンは、屋根裏の隙間風が吹くたびにささやくように揺れた。

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(attributive, of a bed) Having four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, so that curtains can be hung to exclude draughts from the sleeper.

The furnishing of this Blue Room was solid and Victorian, it having been the GHQ of my Uncle Tom's late father, who liked things substantial. There was a four-poster bed, …

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