bedclothes

[ bed-klohz, -klohthz ]

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plural noun

coverings for a bed, as sheets and blankets; bedding.

Origin of bedclothes

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bed, clothes

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How to use bedclothes in a sentence

Poor Anastatia, as a hare nestles in its form, had almost shrunk beneath the bed-clothes.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
Her left knee was supported on pillows, and the bed-clothes were raised away from it, for it could tolerate no weight whatever.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett
King Loc did not laugh long; indeed he hid the face of a very unhappy little man under the bed-clothes.
Honey-Bee | Anatole France
Every boy was in bed, but the extraordinary way in which the bed-clothes were huddled about told an unmistakable tale.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
I choked a little over a big scare that seemed to rush up out of the bed-clothes to smother me.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for bedclothes

bedclothes

/ (ˈbɛdˌkləʊðz) /

pl n

sheets, blankets, and other coverings of a bed

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