bedlinen
The items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly…The items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now manufactured in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.
» She gave the room and the bedlinen a good airing.
Sie lüftete das Zimmer und die Bettwäsche lange.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The items of cloth used to make up a bed, such as sheets and pillowcases, formerly made of linen but now manufactured in a wide variety of material such as cotton or polyester.
Examples
4 sentencesShe gave the room and the bedlinen a good airing.
deSie lüftete das Zimmer und die Bettwäsche lange.
I'm washing the bedlinen.
deIch wasche die Bettwäsche.
The colour of the bedlinen is a bit loud, but it'll fade in the wash.
deDie Farbe der Bettwäsche ist etwas grell, aber das wäscht sich aus.
The colour of the bedlinen is a bit garish, but it'll fade in the wash.
deDie Farbe der Bettwäsche ist etwas grell, aber das wäscht sich aus.
Origin
From bed + linen.From bed + linen.
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Forms
plural: bedlinensLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable