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bedclothes

[bed-klohz, -klohthz] / ˈbɛdˌkloʊz, -ˌkloʊðz /




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The Bathrobe School of Acting is not an officially recognized method, but it so happens that many actors are students of it, appearing in bedclothes at key moments in movies and TV.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

He used this mantra as motivation to jump-start his day, not “lie in the bedclothes and keep myself warm,” the second-century equivalent of hitting the snooze button.

From National Geographic Nov. 8, 2023

"We have between 4,000 and 5,000 people now accommodated at different structures," Thanasis Virinis, a vice mayor of Rhodes told Mega television on Sunday, calling for donations of essentials such as mattresses and bedclothes.

From Reuters Jul. 23, 2023

Sources in the hotel industry have reported difficulties in getting rooms ready for guests because they don't have enough bedclothes.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2021

Aware of his mortality, he turned over again, entangled in the bedclothes.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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