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[ bed-klohz, -klohthz ] / ˈbɛdˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bedclothes ON THESAURUS.COM
plural nouncoverings for a bed, as sheets and blankets; bedding. Origin of bedclothesMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at bed, clothes Words nearby bedclothesbed bolt, bedbug, bed chair, bedchamber, bed check, bedclothes, bedclothing, bedcover, beddable, bedded, bedder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bedclothesIt 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
pl nsheets, blankets, and other coverings of a bed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bedclothessheet, quilt, bedspread, blanket, bed linen, linen, comforter, pillow, pillowcase, wardrobe, garb, regalia, attire, sportswear, coverlet, spread, cover, eiderdown, work, duds |