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# bedclothes

noun (bedclothes – plural only)

«bedclothes» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The covers on a bed: sheets, blankets, a duvet or quilt, and pillowcases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories children hide under the bedclothes with a torch to read, or pull the bedclothes over their heads when scared. In The Wind in the Willows Toad escapes from his bedroom by knotting his bedclothes into a rope and climbing out of the window – but never try this in real life, it is very dangerous.

### Examples

- She pulled the bedclothes over her head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x1)
- Toad tied his bedclothes together to make a rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x2)
- The cat was asleep in a heap of bedclothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x3)
- Mum changes the bedclothes every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x4)
- The bedclothes were all tangled after the nightmare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x5)
- Never climb out of a window on bedclothes – it's dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x6)
- They talked about it all, while the little Rabbit lay under the bedclothes, with just his head peeping out, and listened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/#x7)

### Note

Plural only: «the bedclothes are» (no «a bedclothe»). Today people often say «bedding» or «bed linen».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bedclothes» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedclothes/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bedclothes» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bedclothes.html) on Mova free.