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bedding

American  
[bed-ing] / ˈbɛd ɪŋ /

noun

  1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes.

  2. bedclothes together with a mattress.

  3. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals.

  4. Building Trades.

    1. a foundation or bottom layer.

    2. a thin layer of putty laid in the rabbet of a window frame or muntin to give a pane of glass an even backing.

  5. Geology. arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata.

adjective

  1. Horticulture. of or relating to a plant especially suited to or prepared for planting in an open-air bed for ornamental displays.

    bedding hyacinths; bedding begonias.
bedding British  
/ ˈbɛdɪŋ /

noun

  1. bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress

  2. litter, such as straw, for animals

  3. something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick

  4. the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratification

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Etymology

Origin of bedding

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; bed, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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After a long night tossing on scratchy straw bedding, the group disembarked a few hundred miles away at Newark, New York.

From Literature

Slowly, the pixies calmed, gathered their bedding, and flew back into the nest.

From Literature

The Adobe Digital Price Index found that online prices posted their largest monthly increase in a dozen years in January, driven by higher prices for electronics, computers, appliances, furniture and bedding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cathay Home, which has offices in North America and China, had applied for a "Swift Home" trademark for its bedding items in late 2025.

From BBC

Recent inflation reports, including the one that came out Friday, show some notable jumps, such as for furniture and bedding, which in January was up 4%, year over year.

From The Wall Street Journal

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