bedpost

2 definitions found

bedpost - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bedpost \Bed"post`\, n.
     1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the
        canopy over a bedstead.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep
        the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. --Brewer.
        [1913 Webster]

bedpost - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bedpost
      n 1: any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead