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• 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

• Strata — Stratum Stra tum, n.; pl. E. {Stratums}, L. {Strata}. The latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See {Strew}, and cf. {Consternation}, {Estrade}, {Prostrate}, {Stratus}, {Street}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bed (geology) — In geology a bed is the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. A bed is the smallest lithostratigraphic unit,… …   Wikipedia

• strata — stra·tum || strætÉ™m , streɪ / strɑːt n. horizontal layer of material; bed of sedimentary rock (Geology); level of society …   English contemporary dictionary

• Bone bed — A bone bed is any geological stratum or deposit which contains bones of whatever kind. Inevitably, such deposits are sedimentary in nature. Not a formal term, it tends to be used more to describe especially dense collections. It is also applied… …   Wikipedia

• marker bed — ▪ geology also called  Key Bed,         a bed of rock strata that are readily distinguishable by reason of physical characteristics and are traceable over large horizontal distances. Stratigraphic examples include coal beds and beds of volcanic… …   Universalium

• Coal bed — Coal Coal (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• key bed — noun geology : a distinctive stratum or group of strata that serves to facilitate correlation in field mapping or subsurface studies : the horizon or bed on which elevations are taken or to which elevations are referred in making a structure… …   Useful english dictionary

• New Mills — For other uses, see New Mills (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°22′01″N 2°00′25″W / 53.367°N 2.007°W / 53.367; 2.007 …   Wikipedia

• bedding — /bed ing/, n. 1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes. 2. bedclothes together with a matress. 3. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals. 4. Building Trades. a. a foundation or bottom layer. b. a thin layer of putty laid in the… …   Universalium