Large pieces of fabric placed on a bed for sleeping comfort and cleanliness.
Compound: 'bed' (from Old English 'bedd') + 'sheets' (from Old English 'scete,' a piece of cloth). This combination is ancient in concept but the single compound term is more modern.
Bedsheets seem mundane until you realize that high thread-count cotton technology is the result of centuries of textile evolution—what was once a luxury for the wealthy is now a basic comfort item for millions.
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