bedding

n.

1. Bedclothes.
2. Material, especially straw, on which animals sleep.
3. A bottom layer; a foundation.
4. Geology. Stratification of rocks into beds.

1. Mortar, putty, or other substance used to secure a firm and even bearing, as putty laid in the rabbet of a window frame, or mortar used to lay bricks.
2. A base which is prepared in soil or concrete for laying masonry or concrete.

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Materials used to provide comfort, conservation of body heat, protection of bony prominences and ease of cleaning. The materials vary widely, each having advantages. The need is for cost-effectiveness, softness with durability, freedom from dust or poisonous components, and springiness and avoidance of compaction. Things to avoid are palatability, e.g. salty sand, good oatstraw containing a lot of grain, shavings and sawdust from timber treated with wood preservatives or irritant resins, e.g. black walnut shavings. Some of the materials used are cereal straws, ferns or bracken harvested for the purpose, peat moss, sawdust and shavings, shredded paper, especially newsprint, sand, mats made from reconstituted rubber and indoor–outdoor carpet. The latter is a practicable solution for animals that have difficulty rising either because of infirmity or because of slipperiness of the flooring.

• b. deprivation — stress factor in farm animals housed in winter, also late pregnant companion animals.
• b. down — for a horse means removal of any manure from the stall, teasing out and topping up the bedding with fresh straw where necessary, and filling the water pail and the hay rack.
• eating b. — results from boredom, perversion of appetite or hunger. The latter is important in horses immediately after a general anesthetic for which they have been prestarved. The animals are only part-conscious but are hungry. They may eat a lot of indigestible roughage and develop colic due to impaction of the colon. Eating of salty sand may cause sand colic.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sengeudstyr

idioms:

• bedding plant    udplantningsplante

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedding, beddengoed, leger

Français (French)
n. - literie, (Mil) matériel de couchage, litière, (Hort) repiquage

idioms:

• bedding plant    plantes à repiquer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bettzeug, Streu, (Geol.) Lagerung

idioms:

• bedding plant    Freilandpflanze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κλινοστρωμνή, στρωσίδια, στρώματα, στρωμνή ζώου, υπόστρωμα, (γεωλ.) στρωμάτωση, διάστρωση

idioms:

• bedding plant    φυτό για μεταφύτευση

Italiano (Italian)
letto, coperte e materasso, fondo di strada, trapianto in aiuola

idioms:

• bedding plant    pianta da serra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - camada (f) inferior, roupa (f) de cama

idioms:

• bedding plant    vegetação rasteira

Русский (Russian)
матрац и постельные принадлежности

idioms:

• bedding plant    растение для высадки

Español (Spanish)
n. - ropa de cama, capa, estratificación, material para el piso o lecho de jaulas, carros ganaderos, etc.

idioms:

• bedding plant    planta de almáciga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sängkläder, strö

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
被褥, 基础, 寝具

idioms:

• bedding plant    被褥工厂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被褥, 基礎, 寢具

idioms:

• bedding plant    被褥工廠

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침구류, 잠자리 짚, 토대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 寝具, 寝わら, 成層, 寝具類, 寝藁
adj. - 花壇向きの

idioms:

• bedding plant    花壇用の草花

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مفروشات الأسرة من ملاءات و شراشف, قش يفرش على أرض الأصطبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצע, כלי-מיטה‬

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bedding	Daybed Bedding
Baby Bedding	Fashion Bedding