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
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He turned and saw Bessie bent motionless over the pile of bedclothing.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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He tossed uneasily upon his bed of hemlock boughs, but did not waken: his breathing was a perpetual moan, his fingers picked restlessly at the bedclothing.
From Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 by Various
A more familiar comparison may be had from the blankets used for bedclothing.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
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
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