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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bed \Bed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bedding.]
     1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To furnish with a bed or bedding.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed
        of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and
        security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish
        with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a
        stone; it was bedded on a rock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Among all chains or clusters of mountains where
              large bodies of still water are bedded.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as
        to serve as a bed.
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     7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or
        recumbent position. ``Bedded hair.'' --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bedding \Bed"ding\, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.]
     1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether
        for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bed \Bed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Bedding.]
     1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.
  
              I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. --Shak.
  
     3. To furnish with a bed or bedding.
  
     4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed
        of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.
  
     5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and
        security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish
        with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a
        stone; it was bedded on a rock.
  
              Among all chains or clusters of mountains where
              large bodies of still water are bedded.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as
        to serve as a bed.
  
     7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or
        recumbent position. ``Bedded hair.'' --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bedding \Bed"ding\, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.]
     1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether
        for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.
  
     2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bed
       n 1: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat
            on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and
            chair"
       2: a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener
          planted a bed of roses"
       3: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he
          searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: bottom]
       4: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock);
          "they found a bed of standstone"
       5: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with
          profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: seam]
       6: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance;
          "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: layer]
       7: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form
          is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or
          magazine or book etc.
       8: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad
          track; "the track bed had washed away"
       v 1: furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new
            arrivals"
       2: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
       3: put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
       4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with
          everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever
          intimate with this man?" [syn: roll in the hay, love,
          make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have
          sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse,
          have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff,
           hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on,
           bonk]
       5: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at
          midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: go
          to bed, turn in, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay,
           hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire]
          [ant: get up, get up]
       [also: bedding, bedded]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bedding
       n 1: coverings that are used on a bed [syn: bedclothes, bed
            clothing]
       2: material used to provide a bed for animals [syn: bedding
          material, litter]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bedding
       See bed

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     Αγγλικά n.
     τα κλινοσκεπάσματα, τα στρωσίδια του κρεβατιού

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     n.
     1 (lb en US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,
  pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.<ref>(cite web
  title=Bedclothes – Definition
  url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedclothes
  work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  publisher=Merriam-Webster
  access-date=15 December 2011)</ref>
     2 (lb en Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as
  the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box
  spring).<ref>[http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/16829
  Oxford English Dictionary]: "A collective term for the articles
  which compose a bed, esp. the mattress, feather-bed, or other article
  lain upon, and the bed-clothes."</ref>
     3 Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
     4 (lb en geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar
  massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined bedding planes
  horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
     5 (lb en horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants
  into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays,
  during spring, summer or winter.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Bedding
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     n.
     1 (lb en US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,
  pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.<ref>(cite web
  title=Bedclothes – Definition
  url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedclothes
  work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  publisher=Merriam-Webster
  access-date=15 December 2011)</ref>
     2 (lb en Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as
  the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box
  spring).<ref>[http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/16829
  Oxford English Dictionary]: "A collective term for the articles
  which compose a bed, esp. the mattress, feather-bed, or other article
  lain upon, and the bed-clothes."</ref>
     3 Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
     4 (lb en geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar
  massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined bedding planes
  horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
     5 (lb en horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants
  into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays,
  during spring, summer or winter.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Bedding
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     n.
     1 (lb en US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,
  pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.<ref>(cite web
  title=Bedclothes – Definition
  url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedclothes
  work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  publisher=Merriam-Webster
  access-date=15 December 2011)</ref>
     2 (lb en Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as
  the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box
  spring).<ref>[http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/16829
  Oxford English Dictionary]: "A collective term for the articles
  which compose a bed, esp. the mattress, feather-bed, or other article
  lain upon, and the bed-clothes."</ref>
     3 Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
     4 (lb en geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar
  massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined bedding planes
  horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
     5 (lb en horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants
  into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays,
  during spring, summer or winter.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Bedding
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     n.
     1 (lb en US) The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets,
  pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.<ref>(cite web
  title=Bedclothes – Definition
  url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedclothes
  work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  publisher=Merriam-Webster
  access-date=15 December 2011)</ref>
     2 (lb en Britain) The textiles associated with the bed, as well as
  the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box
  spring).<ref>[http://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/16829
  Oxford English Dictionary]: "A collective term for the articles
  which compose a bed, esp. the mattress, feather-bed, or other article
  lain upon, and the bed-clothes."</ref>
     3 Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
     4 (lb en geology) A structure occurring in granite and similar
  massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined bedding planes
  horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
     5 (lb en horticulture) The temporary planting of fast-growing plants
  into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays,
  during spring, summer or winter.
     vb.
     (present participle of en bed nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Bedding
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     Englanti n.
     vuodevaatteet

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bedding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en bed ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb bed)

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  bedding /bˈɛdəŋ/
  Beet

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  bedding /bˈɛdəŋ/
  1. bed
  2. watercourse

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  bedding /bˈɛdɪŋ/
  beddegoed

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Bedding /bˈɛdɪŋ/
  غطاء السّرير