Box-bed
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A bed that is completely enclosed to provide the occupant with privacy, resembling a freestanding box or built into a wall.
"James locked up before going to bed in the kitchen but awoke early next morning to hear footsteps beyond the closed wooden shtters of his box-bed."
- 2 A bed that has the form of a large box for storage, with the lid of the box serving as the sleeping platform.
"Perhaps the wood had warped too much during the monsoon, I thought, and the lid of the old box-bed did not fit properly."
- 3 A bed that folds up to form a box.
"After many unsuccessful attempts, a "box-bed" was developed which met all requirements for packing practicability and of eye appeal for the owners. The boxes are supplied with a folding panel at one end which, when tilted back, becomes the head-board of the "bed"."
Example
More examples"James locked up before going to bed in the kitchen but awoke early next morning to hear footsteps beyond the closed wooden shtters of his box-bed."
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