Definition of "four-poster" []

• A bed having tall corner posts originally intended to support curtains or a canopy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A four-poster bed took up half the room, veiled in long, sheer violet curtains and gold tassels."
• "An antique four-poster bed dominated the room, surrounded by abstract watercolor paintings in vivid jewel tones."
• "My four-poster bed shook hard and fast from our movements."