bed·stead (b?d?st?d?)n. The frame supporting a bed.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bedstead (?b?d?st?d) n (Furniture) the framework of a bed, usually including a headboard and springs but excluding the mattress and other coveringsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bed?stead (?b?d?st?d, -st?d) n. the framework of a bed supporting the springs and a mattress. [1400?50] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.