Green-bed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Green-bed is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- green-beds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include straw bed, reedbed, lazy-bed, groundsheet, ant-bed, groundsel.
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