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There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.
Helen Hayes

Meaning of "four-poster" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUR-POSTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUR-POSTER

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determiner
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Four-Poster is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FOUR-POSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Four-poster bed

A four-poster bed is a bed with four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper panel. There are a number of antique four-poster beds extant dating to the 16th century and earlier; many of these early beds are highly ornate and are made from oak. An example of such an early 16th-century four-poster resides in Crathes Castle, which was made for the original castle owners in the Burnett of Leys family.

Definition of four-poster in the English dictionary

The definition of four-poster in the dictionary is a bed with posts at each corner supporting a canopy and curtains Also called: four-poster bed.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUR-POSTER

four-handed
four-in-hand
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
four-legged
four-legged friend
four-letter word
four-minute mile
four-o´clock
four-part
four-part harmony
four-poster bed
four-seater
four-star
four-star general
four-star petrol
four-stroke
four-way
four-way stop
four-wheel drive

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUR-POSTER

billposter
booster
composter
coster
defroster
faster
flyposter
foster
goster
herpes zoster
imposter
manchester
morale booster
paternoster
poster
rooster
roster
snollygoster
wallposter
zoster

Synonyms and antonyms of four-poster in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «four-poster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUR-POSTER

Find out the translation of four-poster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of four-poster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «four-poster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

四柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dosel
570 millions of speakers

English

four-poster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चार पोस्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فوربوستير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

балдахином
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dossel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার পোস্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à baldaquin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empat poster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Himmel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

四柱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

네 포스터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papat poster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốn cọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு சுவரொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार-पोस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dört direkli karyola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baldacchino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

baldachimem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балдахіном
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patru - poster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τέσσερις - αφίσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vier- plakkaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

himmel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

himmel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of four-poster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-POSTER»

The term «four-poster» is regularly used and occupies the 78.080 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-POSTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about four-poster

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QUOTES WITH «FOUR-POSTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word four-poster.
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Helen Hayes
There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUR-POSTER»

Discover the use of four-poster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to four-poster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Four Poster Pirate Ship Goes to Rock Island
Join Clayton, Brandon, and Elizabeth on another exciting adventure when The Four Poster Pirate Ship Goes to Rock Island!
Sherron Pounds, 2011
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The Adventures of the Four Poster Pirate Ship
Come aboard as the grandchildren are magically taken to the high seas when they get on Nan and Grandpa's bed.
Sherron Pounds, 2010
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American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007
IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL AMERICA, the four-poster bed, named for the tall upright posts at each of its corners, was a symbol of wealth and status, and a fixture of upper-class city homes. Four-poster beds were usually very big and wide; the high ...
Robert Shaw, 2009
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Review: Pearls of ...
Limits flexion and extension by 85% Limits rotation by 70% to 75% Limits lateral bending by 60% What is the four poster brace? The four-poster brace is a rigid orthosis with anterior and posterior chest pads connected by a leather strap ...
Robert Kaplan, 2005
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Cape Antique Furniture: A Comprehensive Pictorial Guide to ...
BEDS. Beds from the 18th century can be divided into three groups: the ledekant, or four-poster bed also known as the 'litdecamp' in 18th century inventories, the katel (or quadelk, a bed without posters), and the day bed.
Michael Baraitser, Anton Obholzer, 2004
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The Layperson's Beginning Bible of Interior Design: A ...
Four-poster Beds: If you are into four-poster beds, especially reproductions ofpast period designs, and like the effects of canopies, hangings, and such, be very careful Remember in which century and what size space you live Proportion is ...
George W. Moore, 2012
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The Western European Loess Belt: Agrarian History, 5300 BC - ...
Something similar, but now with a rectangular three-aisled house of some 12 × 7 m and a four-poster granary of 2.6 × 2.6 m, was found at Joey-aux-Arches 'La Machotte' (Dept. Moselle) (Fig. 7.23). Another complex consisting of a threeaisled  ...
C. C. Bakels, 2009
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All Because of a Butterfly Kiss
The Four Poster It was always a dream That she'd acquire A four poster bed She always admired, From magazine pictures And store front displays Scrap booked in memory For that one special day. But the day she married Her dream was ...
Vera M. Snyder, 2010
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The Cervical Spine Surgery Atlas
... Four-poster brace 27 25.9 20.6±5.4 <.05 27.1 ±3.9 <.05 45.9 > 7.5 <.001 (11/ 16) (21-36) Cervicothoracic 27 25.9 12.8-3.0 <.05 18.2 + 3.2 <.001 50.5*7.1 .063 (NS) brace (11/16) (21-36) Halo with plastic 7 40.0 4 1 4 body vest (6/1) (20-48) ...
Harry N. Herkowitz, Cervical Spine Research Society. Editorial Committee, 2004
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Fractures of the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine
However, the four-poster brace, the Dennison two-poster brace, and the Guilford brace are considered Cervicothoracic orthoses rather than cervical orthoses, based on the more recently standardized classification system (3). Finally, several ...
Alexander R. Vaccaro, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUR-POSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term four-poster is used in the context of the following news items.
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No 3D For The Fantastic Four
fantastic-four-poster-128602 Over the last few months, the promotional material for Fox's upcoming Fantastic Four film lost something… any ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»
2
Deluxe suites, flat-screen TVs, and more pampering at pet kennels …
... members, offering kitty condos, luxury suites, nightly tuck-ins, four-poster beds, blueberry facials, flat-screen TVs, Skype services, and more. «Boston.com, Jul 15»
3
Buying Here: N. Huntingdon home is plenty large to play host to …
A tray ceiling sets off a four-poster bed. At the far end, a sitting room has a gas fireplace built into the wall. Custom-made drapes puddle on the ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
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Interiors... Sweet Dreamers
The Lifetime Four-in-One bed, which comes from Denmark, begins life as a low level four-poster bed for a toddler, converts to a child's bed, and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Sancton's glamping venue open to public
... ruggedly cosy woodland suites each featuring a wood burning stove, a large veranda, a four-poster bed, and a spacious spa-style bathroom. «Pocklington Post, Jul 15»
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Woolwich's 19th century farmhouse reopens for the summer
A small room on the second floor is furnished as a 19th century bedroom and contains an original four-poster “rope” bed. In olden days before ... «Wiscasset Newspaper, Jul 15»
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La Bastide de Moustiers Provence: LuxEcoLiving's Best …
The great oak four-poster bed was created by a Japanese designer. The lovely private garden includes a terrace, fig trees, olive trees, holly ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Mallorcan hotels: From a former merchant's mansion to a converted …
The interiors are chic and simple, with four-poster beds draped in white curtains. The suite comes with a private terrace and a Jacuzzi and the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Bearded breaks: holidays for hipsters
Nothing says a real safari like seeing some ponies and sleeping in a four-poster bed made from salvaged wood. At Knepp Wildland Safaris in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Johnny Depp Has Listed THIS French Village On The Property …
This lavish bedroom boasts a grand four-poster and huge bath tub. Johnny's personal touches can be seen everywhere... And this is the perfect ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»

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