tent bed
noun
a field bed having a canopy in the form of a tent.
Origin of tent bed
1First recorded in 1745–55
Words Nearby tent bed
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How to use tent bed in a sentence
General Gorgaud slept on a small tent bed with green silk hangings, which Napoleon had had with him in all his campaigns.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedThe next thing I would see was a small tent-bed, with the whitest of curtains, and enchanting fringes of white ball-tassels.
Wilfrid Cumbermede | George MacDonaldAgain he had quiet nights in his old tent-bed in the brothers' room.
The Growth of a Soul | August StrindbergOne of them leads the first horse, which carries two large sacks of straw with my tent bed between them.
From Pole to Pole | Sven Anders HedinA tent-bed, hung with green curtains, stood between the two doors.
Earl Hubert's Daughter | Emily Sarah Holt
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