bed·ding (b?d??ng)n.1. Bedclothes.2. Material, especially straw, on which animals sleep.3. A bottom layer; a foundation.4. Geology Stratification of rocks into beds.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bedding (?b?d??) n1. bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress2. litter, such as straw, for animals3. (General Engineering) something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick4. (Geological Science) the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratificationCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bed?ding (?b?d ??) n. 1. bedclothes. 2. litter, straw, etc., used as a bed, as in a barn stall. 3. arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata. adj. 4. suitable for planting in a garden bed. [before 1000] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.