bedding en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈbɛɾɪŋ] (US)
- /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ (US)
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Etymology
From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.
2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in New York Times:Hire of bedding, and food in the restaurant cars is cheap, and passengers are officially encouraged not to tip company's servants—but they do.
1950 April 14, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
- (UK, countable, uncountable) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
- (countable, uncountable) Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beddings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
carpet bedding · bedding set · bedding surface · bedding plant (others) · bedding plane · crossbedding
Synonyms
bedlinen · litter · bedclothes · bedsheet
Translations (51)
eo litaĵo (bedlinen) · izh voovve (bedlinen) · mk простирка (material for animals to lie on) · nl beddengoed (bedlinen) · cs ložní prádlo (bedlinen) · nn sengetøy (bedlinen) · ru бельё (bedlinen) · ee abaɖonuwo (bedlinen) · pl nasadzenie rabat (horticulture: the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds) · he מַצָּע (bedlinen) · ga córacha leapa (bedlinen) · sh постељина (bedlinen) · ru напластова́ние (geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes) · es lecho (material for animals to lie on) · pa ਬਿਸਤਰਾ (bedlinen) · pt roupa de cama (bedlinen) · pl podściółka (material for animals to lie on) · es ropa de cama (bedlinen) · fi vuodevaatteet (bedlinen) · ga cisealúchán (geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes) · hu ágynemű (bedlinen) · pt cama (material for animals to lie on) · sh posteljina (bedlinen) · it biancheria da letto (bedlinen) · sv sängkläder (bedlinen) · pdt Badinj (bedlinen) · pl cios pokładowy (geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes) · de Bettwäsche (bedlinen) · pl pościel (bedlinen) · frr beedswåår (bedlinen) · ga éadaí leapa (bedlinen) · cs povlečení (bedlinen) · az yorğan-döşək (bedlinen) · hu alom (material for animals to lie on) · mk постелнина (bedlinen) · de Bettzeug (bedlinen) · ga éadach leapa (bedlinen) · izh tila (bedlinen) · da sengetøj (bedlinen) · gd aodach-leapa (bedlinen) · fr litière (material for animals to lie on) · it lenzuola (bedlinen) · nb sengetøy (bedlinen) · mn ор дэрний хэрэгсэл (bedlinen) · cs lůžkoviny (bedlinen) · ga cóir leapa (bedlinen) · izh alus (bedlinen) · ga cisealú (geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes) · cmn 垫料 (material for animals to lie on) · ru подсти́лка (material for animals to lie on) · ru посте́льное бельё (bedlinen)