Meanings of bed-making in English

All the boys do their own dishwashing, sweeping and bed-making.

I am also constantly amazed at Annabelle's bed-making technique.

Winnie, the maid, was as strong as a post, and wore them all out in bed-making.

There is no better exercise to expand the figure and to beautify the shape than is bed-making.

The girls complained of backache from bed-making, and fiery sensations in their feet from standing all day.

Bea was competent; there was no household labor except sewing and darning and gossipy assistance to Bea in bed-making.

She says she spends the whole of her time in the ward kitchen, except for bed-making and washing patients.

During the first days in Vermont, it had seemed a magnificence to her that she need never think of dish-washing or bed-making.

William finished his bed-making with his usual frown of concentration, then, lying down, fell at once into the deep sleep of childish innocence.

As a safety measure, the automatic bed-making function won't work if someone is in the bed and the entire process takes about 50 seconds.

They went on to the upstairs work and Val received his first lesson in the art of bed-making under his sister's extremely critical tuition.

"You'll excuse me mentioning such things," she continued, "but there's the washing-up and bed-making."

"Our folks better watch out," cautioned Mary Furniss, "I'm to learn bed-making, and I have to leave home at six-thirty.