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De - Pt| English Dictionary: bedridden | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for bedridden | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bedrid \Bed"rid`\, Bedridden \Bed"rid`den\, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. [bd]Her decrepit, sick, and bedrid father.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The estate of a bedridden old gentleman.[b8] --Macaulay. | |
