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Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs. And made for him…

The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.

A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.

Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.

The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.

To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. Shak.

To make a daff or fool of. [Obs.] Chaucer.

The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. Malcom.

To daggle.

To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to bespatter. "Trees bedashed with rain." Shak.

To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and dirty. Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. Barrow.

To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. "Bedazzled with the sun." Shak.

ucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.

A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them while sitting up in bed.

A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak. Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each. [Eng.] -- Ladies of the bedchamber, eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a q…

Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak.

A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed.

Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or arranged in a bed or beds.

A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.

To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester. Chaucer.