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Polish bed

noun · first attested 18th century

A Polish queen of France made the shape fashionable at Versailles.

A canopy bed with curved posts carrying a small crown shaped canopy over the center of the bed.

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52.0000°N 19.0000°E · Q36

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Relationship: From the people of the place
Confidence: Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
Attested: 18th century
Part of speech: noun
Sources: Wiktionary: Polish bed Wikidata: Q36

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The form came out of eighteenth century Poland and reached France with Maria Leszczyńska, the Polish wife of Louis XV, where cabinetmakers called it a lit à la polonaise. Unlike a four poster, its canopy is much smaller than the bed and hangs from curved iron rods. The bed was normally pushed lengthwise against a wall so that it could double as a daybed.

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