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bedclothes

[ bed-klohz, -klohth z ]

/ ˈbɛdˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /

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plural noun

coverings for a bed, as sheets and blankets; bedding.

Origin of bedclothes

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bed, clothes

Words nearby bedclothes

bedaub, bedaux system, bedazzle, bedbug, bedchamber, bedclothes, bedclothing, bedcover, beddable, bedded, bedder

Example sentences from the Web for bedclothes

It will be difficult, this new life of yours, you think as you try, and fail, not to spill chicken soup on the bedclothes.

So You Have an Inconsequential But Awful Illness |Kelly Williams Brown |January 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They threw off his bedclothes and dragged him into the yard.

Enough With This 'Lost Cause' Nonsense |Justin Green |February 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They wrapped the girl in all the bedclothes they could find and lifted her into the little cart full of straw.

An Isle in the Water |Katharine Tynan
"I wish you'd go away, Miss Marjorie," said Susy from under the bedclothes.

The Children of Wilton Chase |Mrs. L. T. Meade

"It's that awful man with horns," gasped Johnnie, taking her head out from under the bedclothes.

Nine Little Goslings |Susan Coolidge
Beneath her bedclothes Mrs. De Peyster began faintly, ever so faintly, to return to life.

No. 13 Washington Square |Leroy Scott
Now Wendy was every inch a woman, though there were not very many inches, and she peeped out of the bedclothes.

Peter and Wendy |James Matthew Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for bedclothes

bedclothes

/ (ˈbɛdˌkləʊðz) /

pl n

sheets, blankets, and other coverings of a bed