bedclothing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedclothing
Example Sentences
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Every time a baby is found dead in his crib, apparently smothered by bedclothing or a soft pillow, the mother is tortured by the feeling that she should have been more careful.
From Time Magazine Archive
He turned and saw Bessie bent motionless over the pile of bedclothing.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
For household use there were hangings, covers for various articles, and bedclothing; there were nets for fishing and cords for angling.
From Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 3-46 by Holmes, William Henry
The bedclothing consists of as many similar futons as the state of the weather may require.
From Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition by Bacon, Alice Mabel
"How came that cat here?" demanded the nurse, pulling aside the bedclothing.
From Polly of the Hospital Staff by Dowd, Emma C.
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