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bedding

[ bed-ing ]

noun

  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.
    1. a foundation or bottom layer.
    2. a thin layer of putty laid in the rabbet of a window frame or muntin to give a pane of glass an even backing.
  5. Geology. arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata.


adjective

  1. Horticulture. of or relating to a plant especially suited to or prepared for planting in an open-air bed for ornamental displays:

    bedding hyacinths; bedding begonias.

bedding

/ ˈbɛdɪŋ /

noun

  1. bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress
  2. litter, such as straw, for animals
  3. something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick
  4. the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bedding1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; bed, -ing 1

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