bedstead means the framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.
bedstead is pronounced /ˈbɛd.stɛd/.
Etymology
From Middle English bedsted, bedstede, bedestede, from Old English bedstede (“bedstead”), equivalent to bed + stead. Cognate with Dutch bedstede, bedstee (“closet-bed”).
noun
- The framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc; bedframe.“To Benjamin Hinkley, of Utica, N. Y., for improvement in Bedstead Fastenings. Patented Dec. 2, 1846.”