Helen Fenton

Bedpan: Definition and part of speech

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Bedpan

  1. n. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.
  2. n. A pan for warming beds.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bedplate: Definition and part of speech

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Bedplate

  1. n. The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; — called also baseplate and soleplate.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bedpost: Definition and part of speech

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Bedpost

  1. n. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff.
  2. n. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.