[bed.ding] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. bedd] (bef. 12c) 1: bedclothes
2: a bottom layer: foundation
3: material to provide a bed for livestock
4: stratification
[2]bedding adj [fr. gerund of
[2]bed] (1856): suitable for planting in large groups in flower beds to produce a mass display "~ plants"