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Etymology
Origin of bedmaker
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at bed, maker
Example Sentences
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His bedmaker, equally peevish, explained how it had happened.
From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
Last night the bedmaker from W said to me,'What are you doing to my gentlemen?
From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
The bedmaker would come in and find him laughing—as he had laughed once before.
From The Prelude to Adventure by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
My bedmaker has just been here to ask whether you were an elderly lady, and whether you would wish your bread-and-butter cut thick or thin?
From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss
Stick to college—stick to punch and buttery ale: and never see a woman that's handsomer than an old cinder-faced bedmaker.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
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