Bedclothes
['bedkləʊðz]
Definition
(n. pl.) Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed.
Checked by Keith
Examples
- Nobody got enough to eat; the bedclothes were too short and too thin; it was 28 degrees below zero, and the wash-water was frozen solid. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I renewed the fuel, re-arranged the bedclothes, gazed awhile on her who could not now gaze on me, and then I moved away to the window. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Nothing: I covered my face with the bedclothes, and turned from her to the wall. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Bedclothes, rugs, and clothing should be exposed to the sunlight as frequently as possible; there is no better safeguard against bacterial disease than light. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Turning restlessly, she drew the bedclothes round her; my elbow, resting on a corner of the quilt, fixed it down: she was at once irritated. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I hid my tears in the bedclothes, and pressed her from me with my hand, when she would have raised me up. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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