(history) A lit de justice, in French history.

plural of bed of justice

(nautical) A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies and assisting in launching. / A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.

plural of bed screw

(colloquial) Having bed head.

(chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.

Alternative form of bed blocker

(architecture) The moulding of a cornice immediately below the corona.

plural of bed moulding

A plot device in traditional literature and theatre where a character begins sexual activity with someone else, then steals away after the lights are off, allowing another character to continue instead.