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double bed
A bed to accommodate two persons. Also attrib. So double-bedded a., having a double bed or two single beds.
1798Jane Austen Let. 24 Oct. (1952) 21 We have one double-bedded and one single-bedded room. 1839E. A. Hitchcock Jrnl. (1930) 25 There were five double beds. 1844Ainsworth's Mag. V. 407 He and his friend slept in a double-bedded room. 1910Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. 1022 Inclusive terms..from 15/– per day or 4½ guineas per week for double bedrooms. 1912J. Joyce Let. 22 Aug. (1966) II. 310, I have taken a double-bedded room at 21 Richmond Place. 1915‘H. J. James’ (title) Double bed dialogues. 1925G. Burrard Big Game Hunting 280 A good warm rug or blanket, preferably double-bed size. 1931Times 16 Mar. 22/1 Large double bed room. 1958Hayward & Harari tr. Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 182 They went into another room which had..a wide double bed. |