bedclothing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedclothing
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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
He turned and saw Bessie bent motionless over the pile of bedclothing.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
And then, observing that Lawler was paying no attention to him, he moved slowly toward one of the bunks—the one Miss Wharton had occupied—noting the disturbed bedclothing.
From The Trail Horde by Charles Alden Seltzer
Far in the darkest corner lay the father on a pallet of corn-husks covered with soiled bedclothing.
From The Mountain Girl by Payne Erskine
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 Alice Mabel Bacon
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