bedclothes

[ bed-klohz, -klohthz ]

/ ˈbɛdˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

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plural noun

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

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Origin of bedclothes

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

Words nearby bedclothes

bed bolt, bedbug, bed chair, bedchamber, bed check, bedclothes, bedclothing, bedcover, beddable, bedded, bedder

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How to use bedclothes in a sentence

It will be difficult, this new life of yours, you think as you try, and fail, not to spill chicken soup on the bedclothes.
So You Have an Inconsequential But Awful Illness|Kelly Williams Brown|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They threw off his bedclothes and dragged him into the yard.
Enough With This 'Lost Cause' Nonsense|Justin Green|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the master bedroom suite the curtains, bedclothes, and lamps were all white.
Cheri Young, the ‘Steel Magnolia’ of the Edwards Trial, Shoves Back|Diane Dimond|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yes, Nursy, and we had a beautiful time playing hide-and-seek under the bedclothes.
Bumper, The White Rabbit|George Ethelbert Walsh

Rosa, again at hand, heard the scream, and rushing in once more opened a window and flung out the blazing bedclothes.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
Neither need you have a bed only two feet wide, so that it is impossible to turn over without parting with the bedclothes.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
The door was closed softly, and under the bedclothes Van Landing again buried his face in the pillows, and his lips twitched.
How It Happened|Kate Langley Bosher
She put out her hand to smooth the bedclothes, and the sick woman grasped it, her own hot with fever, till Betty almost cried out.
Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for bedclothes

bedclothes

/ (ˈbɛdˌkləʊðz) /

pl n

sheets, blankets, and other coverings of a bed

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bedclothes

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