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Bedding — refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for warmth. Bedding excludes the mattress, box spring and bed frame. Down materials are often used for warmth in bedding. To seek bedding means a person will retire for sleep, to his or her … Wikipedia
Bedding — Bed ding, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See {Bed}.] 1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedding — later O.E. beddinge bedding, bed covering, from BED (Cf. bed). Meaning bottom layer of anything is from c.1400 … Etymology dictionary
bedding — [n] covering for sleeping furniture bedclothes, bed linen, bedspread, blanket, comforter, cover, coverlet, eiderdown, electric blanket, linen, pillow, pillowcase, quilt, sheet, spread, thermal blanket; concepts 444,473 … New thesaurus
bedding — ► NOUN 1) bedclothes. 2) straw or similar material for animals to sleep on. 3) a base or bottom layer … English terms dictionary
bedding — [bed′iŋ] n. 1. mattresses and bedclothes 2. straw, grass, etc., used to bed animals 3. a bottom layer; base 4. Geol. stratification adj. suitable for planting in a garden bed … English World dictionary
Bedding — Bed Bed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedding}.] 1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To make partaker of one s bed; to cohabit with. [1913 Webster] I ll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedding — /bed ing/, n. 1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes. 2. bedclothes together with a matress. 3. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals. 4. Building Trades. a. a foundation or bottom layer. b. a thin layer of putty laid in the… … Universalium
Bedding — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from either of two places. Firstly, the surname may be from Beddingham in Sussex, recorded as Beadyngham in the Saxon Chronicle (801), and as Bedingham in the Domesday… … Surnames reference
bedding — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from bedd Date: before 12th century 1. bedclothes 2. a bottom layer ; foundation 3. material to provide a bed for livestock 4. stratification II … New Collegiate Dictionary
bedding — noun Bedding is used before these nouns: ↑plant … Collocations dictionary
