bedding

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."