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bedrest

noun

Etymology

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed + rest.

  1. inherited from bedrest
  2. inherited from bædræste

Definitions

  1. A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

  2. Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an…

    Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA