Bedding

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
   countable, uncountable
3. The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
   British, countable, uncountable
4. Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
   countable, uncountable
5. A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
   countable, uncountable
6. The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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