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bedclothing

American  
[bed-kloh-thing] / ˈbɛdˌkloʊ ðɪŋ /

noun

  1. bedclothes; bedding.


Etymology

Origin of bedclothing

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bed + clothing


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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

How happy were those Little Sisters of the Poor at Tours, who took scissors to divide their last remnant of bedclothing with an old woman who came to them at night, craving hospitality!

From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Orison Swett Marden

The bunks were filled with bedclothing; and an oil-lamp stood on a triangular shelf in a corner near the door.

From The Trail Horde by Charles Alden Seltzer

"How came that cat here?" demanded the nurse, pulling aside the bedclothing.

From Polly of the Hospital Staff by Emma C. Dowd

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