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Definition of Bedding
1. Noun. Coverings that are used on a bed.
Specialized synonyms: Bedroll, Bed Cover, Bed Covering, Bedcover, Bedspread, Counterpane, Spread, Blanket, Cover, Mattress Cover, Comfort, Comforter, Puff, Quilt, Throw
Generic synonyms: Cloth Covering
2. Noun. Material used to provide a bed for animals.
Definition of Bedding
1. n. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
Definition of Bedding
1. Noun. The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc. ¹
2. Noun. Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on. ¹
3. Noun. (geology) a structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface ¹
4. Noun. (horticulture) the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter ¹
5. Verb. (present participle of bed) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedding
1. material for making up a bed [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bedding
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1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedding
Literary usage of Bedding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on Nursing: What it Is, and what it is Not by Florence Nightingale (1912)
"BED AND bedding. A few words upon bedsteads and bedding ; and prin- ... to be a
symptom of fever—in nine cases out of ten it is a symptom of bedding. ..."
2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Evidently, then, bedding in a deposit is a proof of changing conditions during
... bedding in Chemical and Organic Deposits.—In chemical and organic ..."
3. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"bedding Planes.—bedding planes are due to the assortment or sizing of ...
Deposition may take place along bedding planes also because certain layers are ..."
4. Text-book of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1893)
"False-bedding, Current-bedding.—Some strata, particularly sandstones, are marked
by an ... This structure, known as false-bedding or current-bedding, ..."
5. An Ethnologic Dictionary of the Navaho Language by Franciscans, St. Michaels, Ariz (1910)
"bedding. The early bedding consisted of a round mat of grass woven ... buffalo robe
bedding. a pillow. ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"All four types of bedding are commonly seen in public parks, but spring bedding
is the most appropriate for amateur and home use, as the bulbs flower at a ..."
7. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1913)
"bedding Animals that are confined in stables through the night should be ...
If possible, a bedding should be used that will absorb moisture and help to ..."
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