First Known Use: before 12th century
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1bedding
noun bed·ding \ˈbe-diŋ\
: the sheets and blankets that are used on a bed
: something used for an animal's bed
Full Definition of BEDDING
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: a bottom layer : foundation
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: material to provide a bed for livestock
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Origin of BEDDING
Middle English, from Old English, from bedd
2bedding
adjective
: suitable for being planted in large groups in a flower bed
Full Definition of BEDDING
: suitable for planting in large groups in flower beds to produce a mass display <bedding plants>
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Origin of BEDDING
from gerund of 2bed
First Known Use: 1836
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noun bed·ding \ˈbe-diŋ\
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