I. ˈbediŋ, -ēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from bedd bed + -ing
1. : bedclothes
2. : a bottom layer : foundation
3. : litter (as straw or wood chips) for livestock
4. : the arrangement of rocks in layers : stratification
5. : a layer of soft material (as jute yarn) put on an electric cable underneath its armor
6. : the mortar, putty, or other substance used to bed building units (as bricks or glass)
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of bed (II)
1. : the act of putting or taking a bride to bed
2. : the storing of different ores in thin layers or beds for future reclamation as a nearly uniform mixture
III. adjective
Etymology: from gerund of bed (II)
: appropriate or adapted for culture in beds in the open air ; specifically : adapted to produce a massed effect for decoration
a bedding plant
a bedding geranium