bedder

[ bed-er ]

noun

1. bedmaker ( def 1 ).
2. Also called bed·ding plant [bed, -ing plant]. Horticulture. an ornamental plant that is suitable for planting with other plants in a bed to achieve a desired visual effect.

bedder

/ ˈbɛdə /

noun

1. (at some universities) a college servant employed to keep students' rooms in order
2. a plant that may be grown in a garden bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedder¹

First recorded in 1605–15; bed + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Aber idt is bedder to die on a goodt ship dan in der wreck of a lighdthouse.

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Mr. Abbott, I saidt, I dink you hadt bedder dake your coffee undt go to bedt.

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Vicomtesse de Montesquieu, double white, useful as a bedder.

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The cottage garden refused to follow the bad example of the "carpet-bedder."

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Longiflorum Japonicum blooms in July, and is a fine dwarf bedder; color pure white, with occasionally a greenish tinge outside.

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