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four-poster
noun
four-post·er
ˌfȯr-ˈpō-stər 
: a bed with tall often carved corner posts originally designed to support curtains or a canopy
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The interiors are by Champalimaud Design (founder Alexandra Champalimaud is a town resident), and each of the 31 rooms offers guests a chance to celebrate area craftspeople: Items like ceramic lamps, grass-cloth wall coverings, and four-poster beds were created in studios mere minutes away.
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Interiors evoke a vintage coastal summerhouse, with four-poster beds, cane furnishings, antique birding books, and soaking tubs.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Guests can enjoy farmhouse-style accommodations with roaring fireplaces and four-poster beds, seasonally inspired dining, and neighboring vineyards and tasting rooms.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Interior designer Paloma Contreras opted for a four-poster bed with transparent posters for this Palm Beach bedroom to add a feeling of height to the room without taking up too much visual space.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
Interiors evoke a vintage coastal summerhouse, with four-poster beds, cane furnishings, antique birding books, and soaking tubs.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Guests can enjoy farmhouse-style accommodations with roaring fireplaces and four-poster beds, seasonally inspired dining, and neighboring vineyards and tasting rooms.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Interior designer Paloma Contreras opted for a four-poster bed with transparent posters for this Palm Beach bedroom to add a feeling of height to the room without taking up too much visual space.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for four-poster
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“Four-poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-poster. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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