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
He turned and saw Bessie bent motionless over the pile of bedclothing.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
By the time we had eaten our supper and thawed out, we grew sleepy, and under all our bedclothing, curled up in the bunk.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
With a rough shake of his head, Phillip groaned and unwound himself out of a tangle of bedclothing.
From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver
How happy were those Little Sisters of the Poor at Tours, who took scissors to divide their last remnant of bedclothing with an old woman who came to them at night, craving hospitality!
From Cheerfulness as a Life Power by Marden, Orison Swett
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