press bedn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, U.S.

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, Scottish English

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, Irish English

/ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, bed n.

Etymology: < press n.¹ + bed n. Compare earlier presser n.¹ 1b.

In later use chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Now historical.

A bed constructed to fold up into a type of cupboard resembling a clothes-press when not in use; a bed in an alcove with folding doors; = press bedstead n.; (also occasionally) a box-bed.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > folding bed for house > which folds into cupboard

presser1557

press bed1660

press bedstead1683

wardrobe bedstead1801

1660 S. Pepys Diary 14 May (1970) I. 139 The Judge and I..lying together in one of their press beds, there being two more in the same room.

1670 Redway in Bedloe Popish Plot (1679) 20 An inclosed Bed (commonly called a Press-Bed).

1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 39 She removed a Table Press-Bed from the Place where the Hair Trunk stood.

1773 J. Boswell Jrnl. 21 Aug. in Jrnl. Tour Hebrides (1785) 85 [At Aberdeen] I was to sleep in a little pressbed in Dr. Johnsons room. I had it wheeled out into the dining-room.

1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet i. 21 The press-bed doors, stools, tables, and other furniture.

1861 Queen Victoria Highland Jrnls. 20 Sept. (1980) i. 97 In a little room of a regular Highland cabin, with its usual ‘press bed’, we had luncheon.

1894 S. R. Whitehead Daft Davie 307 The house had just a ‘but’ and a ‘ben’,..each containing two press-beds.

1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xviii. 306 The warld smells like the inside o' a press-bed when the door's steekit.

1991 A. Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's iii. 25 There was the extra press-bed of course for the overspill of sleepers.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 262/1 Press-bed, a bed that opened downward from the wall and was closed up when not in use.

2004 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 20 Nov. 5 In the 18th century, the ‘press bed’ was concealed in the cupboard door of a linen press.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press bed
释义	press bedn. Brit. /ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, U.S. /ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, Scottish English /ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/, Irish English /ˈprɛs ˌbɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, bed n. Etymology: < press n.¹ + bed n. Compare earlier presser n.¹ 1b. In later use chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern). Now historical. A bed constructed to fold up into a type of cupboard resembling a clothes-press when not in use; a bed in an alcove with folding doors; = press bedstead n.; (also occasionally) a box-bed. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling > folding bed for house > which folds into cupboard presser1557 press bed1660 press bedstead1683 wardrobe bedstead1801 1660 S. Pepys Diary 14 May (1970) I. 139 The Judge and I..lying together in one of their press beds, there being two more in the same room. 1670 Redway in Bedloe Popish Plot (1679) 20 An inclosed Bed (commonly called a Press-Bed). 1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 39 She removed a Table Press-Bed from the Place where the Hair Trunk stood. 1773 J. Boswell Jrnl. 21 Aug. in Jrnl. Tour Hebrides (1785) 85 [At Aberdeen] I was to sleep in a little pressbed in Dr. Johnsons room. I had it wheeled out into the dining-room. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet i. 21 The press-bed doors, stools, tables, and other furniture. 1861 Queen Victoria Highland Jrnls. 20 Sept. (1980) i. 97 In a little room of a regular Highland cabin, with its usual ‘press bed’, we had luncheon. 1894 S. R. Whitehead Daft Davie 307 The house had just a ‘but’ and a ‘ben’,..each containing two press-beds. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xviii. 306 The warld smells like the inside o' a press-bed when the door's steekit. 1991 A. Blair More Tea at Miss Cranston's iii. 25 There was the extra press-bed of course for the overspill of sleepers. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 262/1 Press-bed, a bed that opened downward from the wall and was closed up when not in use. 2004 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 20 Nov. 5 In the 18th century, the ‘press bed’ was concealed in the cupboard door of a linen press. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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