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bedclothes

The origin and history of bedclothes.

Etymology

Comes from Middle English bedclothys, the plural of Middle English bedcloth, bedclothe, bedde clothe (“bed-cloth, bedding”), which came from Old English bedclāþ, beddclāþ (“coverlet, blanket, bedding, bedclothes”); equivalent to bed + clothes.

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