: an oblong piece of usually cotton or linen cloth used as an article of bedding

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One resident also reported bed bugs, though the report said staff didn’t change the bedsheets. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The latter track takes overt inspiration from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette, as Jepsen beckons her love to engage in life’s vices with her, like marring bedsheets with fruit stains and dashing nude through the garden. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Several products — including cement, toilet paper, bedsheets and fishing rods — will be struck from the tariff list. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 In contrast, the youth’s costume—a bedsheet toga, neatly tied by his parents, and a toy sword—is crisp in its details. — Peter Saenger, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedsheet

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bedsheet was in the 15th century

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“Bedsheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedsheet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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