green-bed
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Noun
green-bed (plural green-beds)
- (Guernsey, now historical) A low bed covered in dry fern or straw for people to sit or recline on, traditionally found in cottages or farmhouses.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 8:
- He would lie on the green-bed all day long sewing pictures of boats on canvas with coloured wools.
- 1980, John McCormack, The Guernsey House, page 77:
- The green bed was formerly to be found in every farmhouse at the side of the hearth opposite the bread oven.
Translations
low bed covered in fern or straw
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