"It's time we shook off the cosy duvet of burgers, steaks and custard and got a little more arch with our offerings. Especially when the US ambassador comes for dinner"
Bedding refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, to protect the mattress, and for decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment. It is more easily and economically replaced than the bed itself. Multiple sets of bedding for each bed will often be be washed in rotation and/or changed seasonally to improve sleep comfort at varying room temperatures. Bedding does not include the mattress, box spring or bed frame.[citation needed]
A set of bedding usually consists of an appropriately-sized flat or fitted sheet which covers the mattress; a flat top sheet; either a blanket, quilt, or duvet, sometimes with a duvet cover which can replace or be used in addition to the top sheet; and a number of pillows with pillowcases, also referred to as pillow shams. Additional blankets, etc. may be added to ensure the necessary insulation in cold sleeping areas. A common practice for children and some adults is to decorate a bed with plush stuffed animals, dolls, and other soft toys. These are not included under the designation of bedding, although they may provide additional warmth and reassurance to the sleeper.
- Bed skirt (also bed ruffle, dust ruffle or valance): A decorative piece used to cover the boxspring and legs of the bed. It fits between the mattress and boxspring and hangs to the floor.
- Bed spread: A bed cover with sides that go to the floor. This does not require a bed skirt, and was particularly popular in North America after World War II.
- Bolster: A long, narrow and commonly cylindrical pillow filled with down or feathers.
- Boudoir pillows (or breakfast pillows): Small rectangular decorative throw pillows.
- Comforter: A filled bed cover that is quilted and usually reversible. They typically are paired with a bed skirt to form a complete ensemble, as the sides only go about halfway to the floor.
Is it payback time for Britain's MP's?
In Britain, it seems feathering your own nest at the taxpaper's expense could become a thing of the past for MP's. A long running row about parliamentary expenses has suddenly roared back into life.
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UAW Gives Up Featherbed
The auto workers union will suspend a program that paid workers for no work, and let companies delay health-care paymentsWordNet: featherbed
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a mattress stuffed with feathers
Synonym: feather bed
The verb featherbed has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: treat with excessive indulgence
Synonyms: pamper, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
Meaning #2: hire more workers than are necessary
Definition
featherbed Show phoneticsverb [T] -dd- DISAPPROVING
1 to protect someone, especially a group of workers, too much and make things easy for them
2 If a government featherbeds an industry, it gives it a lot of help, such as lower taxes, especially so that jobs will not be lost.
featherbedding Show phonetics
noun [U]
The taxpayer was forced to fund the featherbedding of a privatised Railtrack.
Idioms: feather one's nest
Make a comfortable place, as by making provision for retirement. Nowadays, often has the connotation of misappropriating funds entrusted to one's care.
duvet
Line breaks: duvet [名]((主に英))刺子の羽根ぶとん（((米))comforter）.
Pronunciation: /ˈd(j)uːveɪ
/
NOUN
chiefly BritishOrigin
mid 18th century: from French, literally 'down' (seedown2).
down2
Line breaks: down
Pronunciation: /daʊn
/
NOUN
Origin
Middle English: from Old Norse dúnn.
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