noun. 
                    The act of placing in a bed; a putting to bed, especially of a newly married couple. See bed, v. t., 4.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    In geology, as used by most geologists, the exact equivalent of stratification, or occurrence in strata or beds. See bed, bedded, and lamination.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    In building, a foundation or bottom layer of any kind.
                  
                
                  
                    noun. 
                    The seat in which a steam-boiler rests.