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• bed|straw — «BEHD STR», noun. a small plant of the madder family with clusters of white or yellow flowers. Its fragrant stems and leaves were formerly dried and used as straw for beds …   Useful english dictionary

• Straw Dogs (1971 film) — Straw Dogs Theatrical release poster Directed by Sam Peckinpah Produced by …   Wikipedia

• Bed — Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bed of justice — Bed Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• straw wine — n. a sweet, rich wine made from grapes that have been dried in the sun, as on a bed of straw …   English World dictionary

• bed|ding — «BEHD ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) sheets, blankets, quilts, and sometimes bedspreads and other coverings: »All of the bedding fell to the floor during the pillow fight. b) mattresses, pillows, sleeping bags, bedrolls, and sometimes springs …   Useful english dictionary

• Bed — A bed audio2|En us bed.ogg is a piece of furniture (or a location) primarily used as a place to sleep, and often used for relaxation.To make beds more comfortable, a mattress is usually placed on top of it. The second layer is the box spring… …   Wikipedia

• straw tick — noun a) A bed mattress made from a coarse cotton material, or shoddy, and filled with (usually) straw. A straw tick was as important to a bed as the feather. b) Also used to refer to the empty mattress bag. A feather bed was good forever, but the …   Wiktionary

• straw wine — noun sweet wine from grapes partially sun dried on the vine or on straw mats • Hypernyms: ↑dessert wine * * * noun : a sweet dessert wine that resembles liqueur and is produced from grapes partially dried often on straw and in the sun before… …   Useful english dictionary

• bed — bed1 [ bed ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base: double/twin/single bed: The room had two single beds in it. out of/in bed: It s midnight why… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bed — I UK [bed] / US noun Word forms bed : singular bed plural beds *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base double/single bed: The room had two single …   English dictionary