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bedde

bedde is the obsolete spelling of bed.

Meaning of bed

Noun

bed (countable and uncountable, plural beds)

  1. (countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
    • My cat often sleeps on my bed.
    1. (countable) A mattress.
      • I find her bed too soft.
    2. (countable) A bedframe.
      • That huge wood bed is too heavy for us to carry it that far.
    3. A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
      • When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.
    4. (usually) One's place of sleep or rest.
      • Go to bed!
    5. (uncountable, usually) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
      • He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.

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Forms of bedde

pluralbeddes

Questions about bedde

What is bedde the obsolete spelling of?
Bedde is the obsolete spelling of bed.

Words near bedde in the dictionary

  1. bedcoverings
  2. bedcovers
  3. bedcurtain
  4. bedcurtains
  5. beddable
  6. bedde
  7. bedded
  8. bedded down
  9. bedded in
  10. bedded out
  11. bedder

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