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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Middle English bedclothys, plural of Middle English bedcloth, bedclothe, bedde clothe (“bed-cloth, bedding”), from Old English bedclāþ, beddclāþ (“coverlet, blanket, bedding, bedclothes”), equivalent to bed + clothes. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bedclothys}} Middle English bedclothys, {{der|en|enm|bedcloth}} Middle English bedcloth, {{der|en|ang|bedclāþ}} Old English bedclāþ, {{com|en|bed|clothes}} bed + clothes Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} bedclothes pl (plural only)
  1. Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms (clothes): pajamas, nightwear Synonyms (sheets): bedclothing, bedding, covers, bedlinen
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  2. Clothing worn to bed. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-bedclothes-en-noun-gB6N1EuF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bed-clothes Translations: beddegoed (Afrikaans), kooigoed (Afrikaans), ἐνεύναιον (eneúnaion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), أَغْطِيَةُ السَّرِير (ʔaḡṭiyatu s-sarīr) [feminine] (Arabic), yorğan-döşək (Azerbaijani), paltar (Azerbaijani), cadar (Brunei Malay), чаршафи (čaršafi) [plural] (Bulgarian), 床上用品 (chuángshàng yòngpǐn) (Chinese Mandarin), lůžkoviny [feminine, plural] (Czech), ložní prádlo [neuter] (Czech), sengelinned [neuter] (Danish), sengetøj [neuter] (Danish), beddengoed [neuter] (Dutch), litkovrilo (Esperanto), litkovriloj (Esperanto), litaĵo (Esperanto), liinavaatteet [plural] (Finnish), petivaatteet [plural] (Finnish), vuodevaatteet [plural] (Finnish), lakanat [plural] (Finnish), linge de lit [masculine] (French), Bettwäsche [feminine] (German), Bettzeug [neuter] (German), પાગરણ (pāgraṇ) [neuter] (Gujarati), બિસ્તરો (bistaro) [masculine] (Gujarati), પથારી (pathārī) [feminine] (Gujarati), ágynemű (Hungarian), alus (Ingrian), cóir leapa [feminine] (Irish), córacha leapa [feminine, plural] (Irish), éadach leapa [masculine] (Irish), éadaí leapa [masculine, plural] (Irish), línéadach leapa [masculine] (Irish), biancheria da letto [feminine] (Italian), постелнина (postelnina) [feminine] (Macedonian), paraikete (Maori), sengetøy [neuter] (Norwegian), pościel [masculine] (Polish), roupa de cama [feminine] (Portuguese), lenjerie de pat [feminine] (Romanian), așternut [neuter] (Romanian), aodach-leapa [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), adhart [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ropa de cama [feminine] (Spanish), sängkläder [plural] (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "She pulled the bedclothes over her neck to stay warm.",
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          "ref": "2013, Candida Lycett Green, Over The Hills And Far Away, →ISBN:",
          "text": "When she was little and I went to see her in bed, I often thought she wasn't there. She lay so neatly and so straight, without a ruckle and with her head just under the top of the bedclothes.",
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      "sense": "sheets",
      "word": "bedclothing"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sheets",
      "word": "bedding"
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    {
      "sense": "sheets",
      "word": "covers"
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      "sense": "sheets",
      "word": "bedlinen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "clothes",
      "word": "pajamas"
    },
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      "sense": "clothes",
      "word": "nightwear"
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      "word": "bed-clothes"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "word": "beddegoed"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "word": "kooigoed"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaḡṭiyatu s-sarīr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "أَغْطِيَةُ السَّرِير"
    },
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      "code": "az",
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      "word": "yorğan-döşək"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "word": "paltar"
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    {
      "code": "kxd",
      "lang": "Brunei Malay",
      "word": "cadar"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čaršafi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "чаршафи"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuángshàng yòngpǐn",
      "word": "床上用品"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "lůžkoviny"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ložní prádlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "sengelinned"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sengetøj"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "beddengoed"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "litkovrilo"
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      "word": "litkovriloj"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "word": "litaĵo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "liinavaatteet"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "petivaatteet"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "word": "vuodevaatteet"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "lakanat"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "linge de lit"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Bettwäsche"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Bettzeug"
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    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eneúnaion",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ἐνεύναιον"
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "pāgraṇ",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "પાગરણ"
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      "code": "gu",
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      "roman": "bistaro",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "બિસ્તરો"
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "pathārī",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "પથારી"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "word": "ágynemű"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "word": "alus"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "cóir leapa"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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      "word": "córacha leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éadach leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "éadaí leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "línéadach leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "biancheria da letto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "postelnina",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "постелнина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "word": "paraikete"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sengetøy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pościel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "roupa de cama"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lenjerie de pat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "așternut"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aodach-leapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adhart"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ropa de cama"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sängkläder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bedclothes"
}

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