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In Washington, Francis will bed down in the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the United States on Massachusetts Avenue NW, effectively the Vatican’s embassy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2015

When really sleepy, they will bed down on anything.

From Time Magazine Archive

The result of this is that when the brass is let down in the box it will bed on the crown and not at the sides.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Form 1 will bed very firmly to its seat, but it will be observed that its liner is a difficult one to make, the bottom section a being thicker than the sides or wings b.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

If this is not done, the bottom will bed first, causing a great deal of extra filing, because filing the side bevels will let the bottom down too far.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua