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Board at the side of a piece of furniture (upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well) connecting the footboard and headboard

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Usage examples (22)
  • He approaches the bedside, his hand gentle over the bedrail.
  • She stood at the foot of the bed, one hand curled around the bedrail.
  • When we had the co-sleeper attached to our bed, it acted as a bedrail.
  • Barbara was holding on to his hand through the bedrail, staring at him.
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