Definition of half-tester in English:

half-tester

noun

historical

1A canopy extending over half the length of a bed.
〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度）
as modifier a half-tester bed
Example sentencesExamples
- This had been Toby's room, so it was furnished with a tapestry half-tester over the king-size bed.
- My bed had a fruity garland carved in the footboard and a half-tester dripping with lace overhead.
1. 1.1 A bed with a half-tester.
  Example sentencesExamples
  On the second floor is daughter Mary's bedroom and her half-tester style bed.
  Visitors can choose rooms with four poster, half-tester or antique brass beds and all are decorated to a very high standard.
  The main feature of each room is either a four-poster or half-tester bed, all adorned with inviting monogrammed white linen sheets and pillows.
  It dates from 1350, and it feels like it: no trendy urban chic here, but four-posters and half-testers, high beamed ceilings and a profusion of heraldic crests on bare stone walls (they're 7ft thick, you know).
  Just visible in the photograph is the foot of an American half-tester cherry bed of about 1850, which was part of the furnishings at Lochinvar plantation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

Definition of half-tester in US English:

half-tester

nounˌhafˈtestər

historical

1A canopy extending over half the length of a bed.
〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度）
as modifier a half-tester bed
Example sentencesExamples
- My bed had a fruity garland carved in the footboard and a half-tester dripping with lace overhead.
- This had been Toby's room, so it was furnished with a tapestry half-tester over the king-size bed.
1. 1.1 A bed with a canopy extending over half the length of the bed.
  〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度）
  Example sentencesExamples
  It dates from 1350, and it feels like it: no trendy urban chic here, but four-posters and half-testers, high beamed ceilings and a profusion of heraldic crests on bare stone walls (they're 7ft thick, you know).
  Visitors can choose rooms with four poster, half-tester or antique brass beds and all are decorated to a very high standard.
  Just visible in the photograph is the foot of an American half-tester cherry bed of about 1850, which was part of the furnishings at Lochinvar plantation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
  The main feature of each room is either a four-poster or half-tester bed, all adorned with inviting monogrammed white linen sheets and pillows.
  On the second floor is daughter Mary's bedroom and her half-tester style bed.

单词	half-tester
释义	Definition of half-tester in English: half-tester noun historical 1A canopy extending over half the length of a bed. 〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度） as modifier a half-tester bed Example sentencesExamples This had been Toby's room, so it was furnished with a tapestry half-tester over the king-size bed. My bed had a fruity garland carved in the footboard and a half-tester dripping with lace overhead. 1.1 A bed with a half-tester. Example sentencesExamples On the second floor is daughter Mary's bedroom and her half-tester style bed. Visitors can choose rooms with four poster, half-tester or antique brass beds and all are decorated to a very high standard. The main feature of each room is either a four-poster or half-tester bed, all adorned with inviting monogrammed white linen sheets and pillows. It dates from 1350, and it feels like it: no trendy urban chic here, but four-posters and half-testers, high beamed ceilings and a profusion of heraldic crests on bare stone walls (they're 7ft thick, you know). Just visible in the photograph is the foot of an American half-tester cherry bed of about 1850, which was part of the furnishings at Lochinvar plantation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Definition of half-tester in US English: half-tester nounˌhafˈtestər historical 1A canopy extending over half the length of a bed. 〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度） as modifier a half-tester bed Example sentencesExamples My bed had a fruity garland carved in the footboard and a half-tester dripping with lace overhead. This had been Toby's room, so it was furnished with a tapestry half-tester over the king-size bed. 1.1 A bed with a canopy extending over half the length of the bed. 〈史〉（床的）半天盖（指床的顶篷占床的一半长度） Example sentencesExamples It dates from 1350, and it feels like it: no trendy urban chic here, but four-posters and half-testers, high beamed ceilings and a profusion of heraldic crests on bare stone walls (they're 7ft thick, you know). Visitors can choose rooms with four poster, half-tester or antique brass beds and all are decorated to a very high standard. Just visible in the photograph is the foot of an American half-tester cherry bed of about 1850, which was part of the furnishings at Lochinvar plantation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The main feature of each room is either a four-poster or half-tester bed, all adorned with inviting monogrammed white linen sheets and pillows. On the second floor is daughter Mary's bedroom and her half-tester style bed.
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