bedding

[ bed-ing ]
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noun
  1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes.

  2. bedclothes together with a matress.

  1. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals.

  2. Building Trades.

    • a foundation or bottom layer.

    • a thin layer of putty laid in the rabbet of a window frame or muntin to give a pane of glass an even backing.

  3. Geology. arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata.

adjective
  1. Horticulture. of or relating to a plant especially suited to or prepared for planting in an open-air bed for ornamental displays: bedding hyacinths; bedding begonias.

Origin of bedding

1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see bed, -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for bedding

bedding

/ (ˈbɛdɪŋ) /


noun
  1. bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress

  2. litter, such as straw, for animals

  1. something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick

  2. the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratification

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