bedding
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bedding¹
- /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ US
- [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] US
Sounds like betting · Rhymes with -ɛdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.
noun beddings
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The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
Hire of bedding, and food in the restaurant cars is cheap, and passengers are officially encouraged not to tip company's servants—but they do.
Similar: bedclothes, bedlinen, bedsheet
- The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
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Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
Similar: litter
- A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
- The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
bedding²
- /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ US
- [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] US
Sounds like betting · Rhymes with -ɛdɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of bed
Bedding³
proper noun Beddings
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bedclothes, litter, bed clothing, bedding material, linen, lamination, layering, roadside, massif, run-in, stratification, break-in, convolute, sleep, sleeping, duff
Translations
Every language
noun bedlinen
| Español | ropa de cama |
|---|---|
| Português | roupa de cama |
| Deutsch | Bettwäsche, Bettzeug |
| Italiano | biancheria da letto, lenzuola |
| Русский | посте́льное бельё postélʹnoje belʹjó, бельё belʹjó |
| עברית | מַצָּע matsá |
noun material for animals to lie on
| Español | lecho |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 垫料 |
| Português | cama |
| Français | litière |
| Русский | подсти́лка podstílka |
noun geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
| Русский | напластова́ние naplastovánije |
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title = {bedding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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