1. sheets, blankets, pillows, and other coverings used on a bed
2. material used as a bed for animals
3. a foundation or base layer on which something rests
Usage: construction; geology

Examples

• She changed the bedding on all the beds in the hotel.
• The new bedding set included matching sheets and pillowcases.
• The farmer spread fresh bedding in the horse stalls.
• We need to buy bedding for the hamster cage.
• The concrete was poured over a bedding of gravel.
• The geologist studied the bedding planes in the rock formation.