Word of the Day:
ticking
What It Means
A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
Ticking in Context
“Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles.”
Did You Know?
From tick (“sheet, cover”) + -ing (“material, collection”).
Source and license
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