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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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In another room is a bedroom suite where the focal point is the four-poster Layl canopy bed, available in polished nickel, chrome or black chrome.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The 204-room Caribbean Village is the original part of the resort, with more traditional decor (think dark wood furniture, four-poster beds).
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
The hotel, which opened in August 2024, captures the breezy nostalgia of a vintage coastal summerhouse thanks to designer Amanda Lindroth, who filled the 52 guest rooms and 20 suites with soaking tubs, four-poster beds, and antique birding books.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
The hotel has 135 guest rooms with four-poster walnut beds, Eames chairs, and Pantone blue tiles in the bathrooms.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The 204-room Caribbean Village is the original part of the resort, with more traditional decor (think dark wood furniture, four-poster beds).
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
The hotel, which opened in August 2024, captures the breezy nostalgia of a vintage coastal summerhouse thanks to designer Amanda Lindroth, who filled the 52 guest rooms and 20 suites with soaking tubs, four-poster beds, and antique birding books.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
The hotel has 135 guest rooms with four-poster walnut beds, Eames chairs, and Pantone blue tiles in the bathrooms.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Four-poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-poster. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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