The difference between Bedding and Bedlinen

When used as nouns, bedding means the textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc, whereas bedlinen means the cloth items used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now coming in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.


check bellow for the other definitions of Bedding and Bedlinen

  1. Bedding as a noun:

    The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.

  2. Bedding as a noun:

    Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.

  3. Bedding as a noun (geology):

    a structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface

  4. Bedding as a noun (horticulture):

    the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter

  1. Bedding as a verb:

  1. Bedlinen as a noun:

    The cloth items used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now coming in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.

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