释义 |
bed·ding I. \ˈbediŋ, -ēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from bedd bed + -ing 1. : bedclothes 2. : a bottom layer : foundation 3. : litter (as straw or wood chips) for livestock 4. : the arrangement of rocks in layers : stratification 5. : a layer of soft material (as jute yarn) put on an electric cable underneath its armor 6. : the mortar, putty, or other substance used to bed building units (as bricks or glass) II. noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of bed (II) 1. : the act of putting or taking a bride to bed 2. : the storing of different ores in thin layers or beds for future reclamation as a nearly uniform mixture III. adjective Etymology: from gerund of bed (II) : appropriate or adapted for culture in beds in the open air; specifically : adapted to produce a massed effect for decoration < a bedding plant > < a bedding geranium > |