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bedding

  • noun
  • /ˈbɛdɪŋ/

The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.

Other meanings

  1. Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.

  2. 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.

Synonyms

  • bed clothing

A kind of

  • cloth covering

Kinds of bedding

  • bed cover
  • blanket
  • puff
  • throw

Word history

From Old English "bedding".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bedding” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.