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(Guernsey, now historical) A low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses..
He would lie on the green-bed all day long sewing pictures of boats on canvas with coloured wools.
The green bed was formerly to be found in every farmhouse at the side of the hearth opposite the bread oven.
Use green-bed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Green-bed means (Guernsey, now historical) A low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He would lie on the green-bed all day long sewing pictures of boats on canvas with coloured wools.
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