Straw-bed
31Ann Harvey — (1811 ndash; 1860) was a fisher and rescuer born near the small fishing community of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, Canada. Harvey, called Grace Darling of Newfoundland , is known for her bravery at the young age of seventeen for rescuing, along… …
32paillasse — n. [Fr.] Straw bed, palliasse …
33palliasse — n. Straw bed, paillasse …
34bedstraw — /bed straw /, n. a rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, or some allied species, formerly used as straw for stuffing mattresses. [1350 1400; late ME; see BED, STRAW] * * * Any low perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Galium, in the madder family,… …
35bedding — /bed ing/, n. 1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes. 2. bedclothes together with a matress. 3. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals. 4. Building Trades. a. a foundation or bottom layer. b. a thin layer of putty laid in the… …
36bedding — bed•ding [[t]ˈbɛd ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) bedclothes 2) litter, straw, etc., used as a bed, as in a barn stall 3) gel arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata 4) bot suitable for planting in a garden bed • Etymology: bef. 1000 …
37bedstraw — bed•straw [[t]ˈbɛdˌstrɔ[/t]] n. pln any of various plants belonging to the genus Galium, of the madder family, esp. G. verum, used as straw for stuffing mattresses • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
38bedding — bed|ding [ˈbedıŋ] n [U] 1.) sheets, covers etc that you put on a bed 2.) something soft for animals to sleep on, such as dried grass or ↑straw 3.) garden plants that will look good for one season and then be removed ▪ bedding plants …
39Bedfordshire — /bed feuhrd shear , sheuhr/, n. a county in central England. 489,500; 477 sq. mi. (1235 sq. km). Also called Bedford, Beds. * * * Administrative (pop., 2001: 381,571), geographic, and historic county, southeast central England. Much of the county …
40Mattress — For other uses, see Mattress (disambiguation). A pillow top queen size mattress. A mattress is a manufactured product to sleep or lie on, consisting of resilient materials and covered with an outer fabric or ticking. In the developed world it is… …
