sb. pl. (The sing. bedcloth is obs.) [f. BED sb. + CLOTHES.] The sheets and blankets with which a bed is covered.

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1387.  Trevisa, Higden, Rolls Ser. VI. 87. A burþen of bedcloþes.

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c. 1440.  Promp. Parv., 27. Bedclothe, or a rayment for a bed.

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1601.  Shaks., All’s Well, IV. iii. 287. In his sleepe he does little harme, saue to his bed-cloathes about him.

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1818.  Byron, Juan, I. cxl. To fling the bed-clothes in a heap.

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