bedclothing

American  

[bed-kloh-thing] / ˈbɛdˌkloʊ ðɪŋ /

noun

1. bedclothes; bedding. bedding.

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Etymology

Origin of bedclothing

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

Example Sentences

Another task that the white men can interest themselves in is the unloading of the sled and beating the ice and snow out of the fur bedclothing.

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This matter of the sheets is no small affair in out of the way places, as it not unfrequently happens that wanderers communicate disease through the bedclothing.

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When he again looked out of the aperture in the curtains screening the smoking-compartment from the aisle he saw the porter pass, carrying bedclothing.

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Even the bedclothing was rumpled in the old woman’s bunk.

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It is worth while doing it, however, in order to secure sleep promptly and not allow a prolonged period to pass while one is lying awake, for if nervous irritability ensues wakefulness is still further prolonged and the patient may begin to toss and so disarrange the bedclothing and disturb himself as to prepare for several hours of sleeplessness which would not have occurred if there had been an appropriate interval given to preparing the mind for sleep.

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