Bedding

Domain	Definition
Food & Agriculture	A method of surface drainage of narrow-width plough land in which the dead furrows(depth varyinng from 0. 5 to 1. 5 ft or 15. 24 to 45. 72 cm)run parallel to the prevailing land slope. Suitable on flat slopes of less than 1. 5 per cent. Source: European Union. (references)
	The deposition of sediment beds, layers or strata, hence, the arrangement of rocks in such beds; layers, or strata; hence, further, the stratified structure resulting from such deposition and arrangement. Source: European Union. (references)
Geography	Planar or nearly planar bedding surface that visibly separates each successive layer of stratified rock, of the same or different lithology, from the preceding or following layer; it often marks a change in the circumstances of deposition and may show a parting, a colour difference or both. Source: European Union. (references)
Geological	Sedimentary layers in a rock. The beds are distinguished from each other by grain size and composition, such as in shale and sandstone. Subtle changes, such as beds richer in iron-oxide, help distinguish bedding. Most beds are deposited essentially horizontally. (references)
	Parallel layers of sediment or sedimentary rock (beds) that can be distinguished from each other by characteristics such as grain size and chemical composition. (references)
Mining	A. A quarry term for a structure occurring in granite and other crystalline rocks that tend to split in well-defined planes more or less horizontal or parallel to the land surface. Syn:sheetin b. The storing and mixing of different ores in thin layers in order to blend them more uniformly in reclamation c. The layer of heavy and oversized material placed above the screen in jigging. Also called ragging d. Pieces of soft metal placed under or around a handset diamond as a cushion or filler. Also called backing; calking e. Ground or supports in which pipe is laid f. The arrangement of a sedimentary rock in beds or layers of varying thickness and character; the general physical and structural character or pattern of the beds and their contacts within a rock mass, such as cross-bedding and graded bedding; a collective term denoting the existence of beds. Also, the structure so produced. The term may be applied to the layered arrangement and structure of an igneous or metamorphic rock. See also:stratificatio. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms within Context: Bedding

Commercial Usage: Bedding

Domain	Title
References	The 2001 Report on Household Bedding Linen: World Market Segmentation by City (reference) The 2000-2005 Outlook for Household Bedding Items in Asia (reference) The World Market for Mattress Supports and Articles of Bedding or Similar Furnishings Such As Mattresses, Quilts, Eiderdowns, Cushions, Pouffes, and Pillows with Springs, Stuffed or Internally Fitted with Any Material, or of Cellular Rubber or Plastics: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	All About Beds and Bedding (Allen Photo Guide) (reference) Bedding Plants IV: A Manual on the Culture of Bedding Plants As a Greenhouse Crop (reference) Bedding Plants: Practical Advice and the Science Behind It (Question & Answer Series) (reference) Bedding Textile Products [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) Lois Holes Bedding Plant Favorites (Lois Hole's Gardening Series Vol 2) (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Kenyon Tools 71111 Super Fork Bedding Fork Steel Handle (reference) Rainbow Gardener 36201RED Handled Bedding Mattock, Red (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Image Slideshow: Bedding

Photo Album: Bedding

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Two Zairian nurses wear protective clothing while changing the bedding in an Ebola VHF isolation ward, Kikwit, Zaire, 1995. Credit: CDC.		Camping between two fires without bedding These guys were tough Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	A total of 10,00 turkeys are raised in each building in Benton, Arkansas. Manure and wood chips used for bedding are then composted and used for fertilizer on adjacent pastures. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.		Compost containing turkey manure and wood chips from bedding material is dried and then applied to pastures for fertilizer. Benton, Arkansas. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.
	U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Logan, UT. : Large steam and formaldehyde sterilizer for men's clothing and bedding. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		U.S. American National Red Cross Hospital No. 9, Paris, France. : Interior of sterilizer for clothing and bedding. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	In port, August 1933, with bedding airing on her lifelines. Her broadside battery of six-inch guns had been removed by this time. Note the recesses in her hull side where side armor had been located prior to her conversion to a training ship. Credit: NAVY.		Airing bedding, blueberry pickers camp near Little Fork, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Bedding of agricultural workers' family near Vian, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress.		U.S. Marine Corps, bedding down a big barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Historic Usage: Bedding

Non-Fiction Usage: Bedding

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Infestation may also occur by sharing clothing, towels, and bedding. (references)
		Again, be sure to avoid overheating or use of soft bedding with such an infant. (references)
		Most important, bedding should be encased in a zippered, plastic, airtight, and dust-proof cover. (references)
Business		Mail order catalogues are especially important for bed products and bedding. (references)
		In the bedding sector, price competition for bed sheets remains fierce due to many special offers. (references)
		Additionally, cotton goods traditionally have a very good reputation in Germany particularly in the bedding segment. (references)
Children	Ghana	According to the directive, items such as bedding and cutlery, which are not approved by the GES, must be listed in schools' prospectuses as items that parents to must buy. (references)
Economic History	New Zealand	Bedding sales have increased over 35% in the past 4 years and the purchase of dog harnesses has also expanded, as they are used for seat belt while traveling. (references)
	Greece	While the demand for seeds for these traditional crops remains strong, the Greek market for new product, such as variety wheat seeds and seeds for bedding plants, ornamental grasses and floricultural products is also expected to expand. (references)
Human Rights	Yemen	Many inmates lack mattresses or bedding. (references)
	Burma	Bedding, if any, consists of a single mat on the floor. (references)
	Russia	In most cases, detainees lacked bedding, places to sleep, running water, toilets, showers, and adequate nutrition. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: Bedding

Expressions: Bedding

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Bedding

Modern Translation: Bedding

Language		Translations for "bedding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		beddegoed (bed-clothes). (various references)

Albanian		shtrojë kashte (litter), shtresat e mbulesat. (various references)

Arabic		‏شراشف (bed clothes), ‏بطانيات (bed clothes). (various references)

Bulgarian		фундамент (base, foundation, substructure), одеяла (blanketing), наслойка, завивки и постелки, постеля (bed, cover), дюшеци. (various references)

Chinese		被褥 (bedclothes), 卧具. (various references)

Czech		podestýlka, lùžkoviny (bedclothes). (various references)

Danish		bedkultur (bed culture), stroeelse (litter), lagdelt plan (bed plane, bedding plane, plane of stratification, stratification plane), lagdelingsplan (bed plane, bedding plane, plane of stratification, stratification plane), lagdeling (lamination, stratification, to laminate), etablering af såbed med horisontal markoverflade (listed land, ploughing in flat-topped lands), drænlag (cell barrier, depletion zone, rubble stones, space charge), aflejring (accretion, aggradation, alluvial, alluvial deposit, alluviation, alluvion, alluvium, crud, deposit, deposition, drift, drop crater, droplet impaction, fluvial outwash, fouling, point deposit, precipitate, sediment, sedimentation, silting, spray coating, spray deposit). (various references)

Dutch		beddenteelt (bed culture), beddencultuur (bed culture), beddegoed (bed-clothes), bed (bed), vorendrainage (ridges and furrows), steenlaag (rubble stones), stalstrooisel (litter), rollaag (rubble stones, soldier course), laagvorming (stratification), laagvlak (bed plane, bedding plane, plane of stratification, stratification plane, stratigraphic top edge), in bedden ploegen (listed land, ploughing in flat-topped lands), homogeen erts, gelaagdheid (lamination, stratification). (various references)

Esperanto		litaĵo (bed-clothes). (various references)

Finnish		vuodevaatteet (bedclothes), sepeli (macadam, road metal), sänkyvaatteet (bed-clothes), kuivike (rubble stones), kerrospinta (bed plane, bedding plane, plane of stratification, stratification plane), kerroksellisuus (lamination, stratification). (various references)

French		litière, culture en plates-bandes (bed culture), drainage par dérayures, empierrement, fondation (bedrock), labour en planches horizontales, lit (bed), calage, literie, stratification, matériel de couchage, matelas sous armure, minerai homogénéisé, parc d'homogénéisation des minerais, plan de stratification (bed plane, bedding plane), rouleau-brique, litage. (various references)

German		Streu (litter, sawdust, straw). (various references)

Greek		κλινοσκεπάσματα (bed clothes, bedclothes, linen), καλλιέργεια κατά λωρίδες (bed culture), σεντόνια και κουβέρτες (bedclothes), στρώμνα (litter), στρωσίδια, στρωματισμός (stratification), στράγγισις μέσω κυρτών επιφανειών (ridges and furrows), επίπεδο στρώσης (bed plane, bedding plane, plane of stratification, stratification plane). (various references)

Hebrew		כלי מטה (bedclothes). (various references)

Hungarian		alom (litter), alapozás (coating, dead colour, foundation, ground, ground coat, grounding, groundwork, substructure, undercoat), ágynemû (bedclothes, sheets), ágynemű (bed linen, bedclothes, linen, sheets), ágyazás. (various references)

Italian		biancheria da letto (bed linen, bed-clothes). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		寝具. (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ねどうぐ, しんぐるい, しんぐ, きん (a little, bacillus, bacterium, ban, be equal to, be fit for, cloth, germ, gold, gold general, napkin, prohibition, quilt, serve, small quantity, unit of weight ~600g), ふすま (mash, quilt, sliding screen, wheat bran), ふとん (futon), やぐ, ちんせき (bed, sedimentation). (various references)

Korean		침구. (various references)

Manx		stoo lhiabbagh, eaddeeyn lhiabbagh (bedclothes). (various references)

Pig Latin		eddingbay.(various references)

Portuguese		estratificação (lamination, sedimentary overlap, stratification). (various references)

Romanian		stratificare (stratification), stratificaţie (stratification), aşternut de pat, aşternut (bed clothes, stratum). (various references)

Russian		фундамент (base, basement, bed, bottom, footing, foundation, groundwork, sole, substruction, substructure), основание (account, base, bases, basis, bed, bottom, cause, establishment, evidence, foot, foundation, ground, grounding, pedestal, radices, radix, raison, reason, sole, subbase, substratum, substructure, underlay), наслоение (layer, stratification), постельный принадлежность. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		krevetsko rublje, krevetnina. (various references)

Spanish		ropa de cama (bed linen, bedclothes, linen), estratificación (stratification). (various references)

Swazi		tín-gubo tekúlála. (various references)

Swedish		sängkläder (bedclothes, clothes). (various references)

Turkish		yatak takımı, hayvan yatağı. (various references)

Turkmen		яorgan-dьюek, dьюek (bed, cushion). (various references)

Ukrainian		укладання (pouring), фундамент (base, basement, basis, bottom, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, substruction, substructure), матрац (mattress), залягання (occurrence), ложе, підстилка (litter, mat, underlay), підготовка грунту до сівби, постільні речі. (various references)

Vietnamese		sự xếp thành lớp, nệm (mattress, stuffer), gối (chock). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Bedding

Derivations & Misspellings: Bedding

Rhyming with "Bedding"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "bedding" (pronounced be"ding)
4	-e" d i ng	beheading, breading, dreading, heading, reading, Redding, retreading, shedding, shredding, sledding, spreading, threading, treading, wedding.
3	-d i ng	applauding, apprehending, abounding, acceding, according, abiding, adding, affording, aiding, alluding, amending, ascending, astounding, attending, avoiding, awarding, backsliding, balding, banding, beholding, bending, bidding, biding, binding, bleeding, blending, blinding, blockading, boarding, bombarding, bonding, bounding, braiding, branding, breeding, brooding, budding, building, cascading, ceding, cheerleading, chiding, clouding, codding, coding, coinciding, colliding, colluding, commanding, commending, compounding, comprehending, conceding, concluding, condescending, confiding, confounding, contending, cording, corresponding, crowding, crusading, deciding, decoding, defending, defrauding, defunding, degrading, deluding, demanding, denuding, depending, deriding, descending, disbanding, discarding, disregarding, dividing, downgrading, downloading, eluding, encoding, ending, eroding, evading, exceeding, excluding, expanding, expending, exploding, expounding, extending, extruding, fading, featherbedding, feeding, fending, feuding, Fielding, finding, flooding, folding, forbidding, foreboding, forwarding, founding, freestanding, funding, gadding, gilding, girding, Gladding, gliding, goading, Godding, grading, grandstanding, grinding, grounding, guarding, guiding, handholding, handing, heeding, heralding, herding, hiding, hoarding, holding, hounding, impeding, impending, imploding, inbreeding, including, intending, interceding, intruding, invading, joyriding, kidding, kneading, lading, landholding, landing, lauding, leading, lending, loading, longstanding, madding, marauding, masquerading, masterminding, Melding, mending, minding, misleading, misreading, misspending, misunderstanding, molding, moulding, needing, nodding, nonbinding, nonbuilding, notwithstanding, offending, outbidding, outspending, outstanding, overbuilding, overcrowding, overextending, overfunding, overloading, overriding, overspending, padding, parading, pending, persuading, pervading, pleading, plodding, portending, pounding, preceding, precluding, presiding, pretending, proceeding, prodding, proofreading, protruding, providing, pudding, punctuating, raiding, railroading, rebounding, rebuilding, receding, recommending, recording, Reding, refunding, regarding, relending, reminding, rending, rereading, rescinding, residing, resounding, responding, retarding, rewarding, ridding, riding, rodding, rounding, safeguarding, sanding, scaffolding, scalding, scolding, seceding, seeding, sending, serenading, shading, shepherding, shielding, shipbuilding, shrouding, siding, skateboarding, skidding, sliding, sounding, spearheading, speeding, spellbinding, spending, stampeding, standing, stranding, striding, subsiding, succeeding, superseding, surrounding, suspending, tending, tiding, trading, transcending, trending, unbending, underfunding, understanding, unending, unfolding, unloading, unwinding, unyielding, upgrading, upholding, upstanding, vending, voiding, wading, warding, weeding, welding, wending, wielding, Wilding, winding, withholding, withstanding, Wooding, wording, wounding, yielding.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: Bedding

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	Words within the letters "b-d-d-e-g-i-n"
	-1 letter: bidden, binged, dinged.
	-2 letters: begin, being, bided, binge, deign, dined, dinge, gibed, nided.
	-3 letters: bend, bide, bind, bine, deni, died, dine, ding, gibe, gied, gien, nide.
	-4 letters: bed, beg, ben, bid, big, bin, deb, den, dib, did, die, dig, din, end, eng, ged, gen, gib, gid, gie, gin, neb, nib.
	-5 letters: be, bi, de, ed.
	Words containing the letters "b-d-d-e-g-i-n"
	+1 letter: beddings.
	+2 letters: badinaged, debriding, embedding, imbedding, rebidding, unbridged.
	+3 letters: befuddling, begladding, bemuddling, bestudding, embeddings, unabridged.
	+4 letters: bemaddening, bobsledding, overbidding.
	+5 letters: biodegrading, bobsleddings, disburdening, disembodying, interbedding, underbidding, underbudding.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Support	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.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	There shall be paid by the German Government the total cost of all armies of the Allied and Associated Governments in occupied German territory from the date of the signature of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, including the keep of men and beasts, lodging and billeting, pay and allowances, salaries and wages, bedding, heating, lighting, clothing, equipment, harness and saddlery, armament and rolling-stock, air services, treatment of sick and wounded, veterinary and remount services, transport service of all sorts (such as by rail, sea or river, motor lorries), communications and correspondence, and in general the cost of all administrative or technical services the working of which is necessary for the training of troops and for keeping their numbers up to strength and preserving their military efficiency. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	95.95%	284	17,292
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	4.05%	12	101,599
Total	100.00%	296	N/A

Expressions using "bedding": Bedding and Linens ♦ bedding fault ♦ bedding geranium ♦ bedding material ♦ bedding on the floor ♦ bedding plane ♦ bedding plant ♦ Cross bedding ♦ false bedding. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "bedding": bedding-down, bedding-mortar, bedding-out, bedding-plane.
	Ending with "bedding": cross-bedding, feather-bedding, over-bedding.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bedding	8,096	bedding linen	272
baby bedding	3,438	hawaiian bedding	269
kid bedding	2,023	croscill bedding	249
child bedding	1,801	boy bedding	233
crib bedding	1,419	daybed bedding	229
discount bedding	892	nautica bedding	224
teen bedding	740	baby crib bedding	211
toddler bedding	673	rockaway bedding	202
nursery bedding	613	comforter bedding	200
winnie the pooh baby bedding	601	toile bedding	197
designer bedding	555	canopy bedding	185
ralph lauren bedding	471	animal print bedding	152
luxury bedding	452	palm tree bedding	141
girl bedding	440	bedding set	141
calvin klein bedding	348	waverly bedding	136
tropical bedding	306	juvenile bedding	132
infant bedding	302	bedding store	130
laura ashley bedding	299	asian bedding	129
bedding ensemble	296	sports bedding	125
tommy hilfiger bedding	284	dorm bedding	122
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	�u�. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	stratoria. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bedding": beddings. (additional references)
	Words ending with "bedding": embedding, featherbedding, imbedding, interbedding. (additional references)
	Words containing "bedding": embeddings, featherbeddings. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bedding" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abedding, beding, Bedini, beeding, Beedini, Beydun, Breddin, Buddine, Buddingh, eddin, edding. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Bedding

Definition: Bedding

Bedding

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Specialty Definition: Bedding

Synonyms: Bedding

Synonyms within Context: Bedding

Support

Crosswords: Bedding

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Historic Usage: Bedding

Treaty of Versailles

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Usage Frequency: Bedding

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Ancestral Language Translations: Bedding

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Rhyming with "Bedding"

Anagrams: Bedding

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