Word Study
bedding (root: bed)
CIDE DICTIONARY
bedding, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See Bed.].
- A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter. [1913 Webster]
- The state or position of beds and layers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bedding, n.
1 a mattress and bedclothes.
2 a litter for cattle, horses, etc.
3 a bottom layer.
4 Geol. the stratification of rocks, esp. when clearly visible.
1 a mattress and bedclothes.
2 a litter for cattle, horses, etc.
3 a bottom layer.
4 Geol. the stratification of rocks, esp. when clearly visible.
Idiom
bedding plant a plant suitable for a garden bed.
THESAURUS
bedding
afghan, air mattress, band, base, basement, basis, bearing wall, bed, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedrock, bedsheet, bedspread, belt, blanket, bolster, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, couche, counterpane, course, cover, coverlet, coverlid, cushion, deck, eiderdown, fitted sheet, floor, flooring, fond, footing, foundation, fundament, fundamental, gallery, ground, grounds, groundwork, hardpan, innerspring mattress, lap robe, layer, ledge, level, linen, litter, mat, mattress, measures, overlayer, overstory, pad, pallet, patchwork quilt, pavement, pillow, pillow slip, pillowcase, principle, quilt, radical, riprap, robe, rock bottom, rudiment, rug, seam, seat, sheet, sheeting, shelf, sill, sleeping bag, slip, solid ground, solid rock, spread, springs, stage, step, stereobate, story, stratum, stylobate, substratum, substruction, substructure, superstratum, terra firma, thickness, tier, topsoil, underbed, underbedding, underbuilding, undercarriage, undergirding, underlayer, underpinning, understory, understratum, understruction, understructure, zoneROGET THESAURUS
bedding
Support
N support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.For further exploring for "bedding" in Webster Dictionary Online