bedding

noun

the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, to protect the mattress, and for decorative effect
typical feature of sedimentary rocks
act or process of putting into a bed, literally or figuratively
material strewn in an animal's enclosure for it to sleep on and to absorb feces and urine

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ / [ˈbɛɾɪŋ]

Etymology: From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.

The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
“Hire of bedding, and food in the restaurant cars is cheap, and passengers are officially encouraged not to tip company's servants—but they do.”
“Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.”
The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.