four-poster

four-post·er

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawr, fohr poh-ster]
- /fɔr, foʊr ˈpoʊ stər/
- /fɔː(r) ˈpəʊ.stər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawr, fohr poh-ster]
- /fɔr, foʊr ˈpoʊ stər/

Definitions of four-poster word

noun four-poster a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc. 1
noun four-poster a four-masted sailing vessel. 1
noun four-poster canopied bed with four posts 1
noun four-poster a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtains 0
noun four-poster a bedstead with tall corner posts that sometimes support a canopy or curtains 0
noun four-poster A four-poster bed, which has four high posts, one at each corner, supporting a canopy. 0

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Origin of four-poster

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; four + post1 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Four-poster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Four-poster

four-poster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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