bedded

adjective

bed·​ded ˈbe-dəd How to pronounce bedded (audio)
: having a bed or beds of a specified kind or number
used in combination
a twin-bedded room

Examples of bedded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bedded, low-profile action uses Browning’s rock-solid X-Lock scope mounting system, which doubles the number of base screws from four to eight. Michael Dickerson, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2023 Farther along you’ll find startling cross-bedded cliffs in sunset hues. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2020 The animal was found in a bedded position near the base of a tree, its body bloated, according to a DNR report. Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedded was in 1773

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“Bedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedded. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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