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Bedwear vs Bedear - What's the difference?

bedwear | bedear |

As a noun bedwear

is clothing to be worn in bed.

As a verb bedear is

to make or hold dear; endear.

bedwear

English

Noun

(-)
  • Clothing to be worn in bed.
  • * 1983 , Molly Keane, Good Behaviour
    • In the schoolroom she would sit alone in a loving glow as frail clouds of wool grew through her clever fingers into wraps and misty bedwear for Lady Grizel's birthday or Christmas presents.
  • * 2008 , Ken Follett, Eye of the Needle
    • Better to be thought chronically shy than to have landladies with duplicate keys sneaking in at night in their bedwear .
  • * 2011 , Calvin J. Boal, Last Run of the Whisperer (page 331)
    • She appeared to be wearing a laced white nightgown as the hour of the evening was growing late, with an overcoat over to hide her bedwear .

    Synonyms

    * nightwear * sleepwear

    bedear

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make or hold dear; endear.
  • *1872 , Augusta Webster, The auspicious day :
    • I have been too nice. The coaxing minx, she loves me, cannot hide it, Has but half heart to try. Coy as she is, Her looks are kisses and her voice bedears me, Though she but say "Good day, sir."
  • To say "dear" to; address as "dear".
  • *1862 , Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot, The National review :
    • The "dears" had such a hard time of it, that they ended by keeping purposely away from the court-receptions, while, on the other hand, the legion of insignificant people with the von to their name commenced bedearing each other to their hearts content.
  • *1922 , Hearst's international:
    • Highland had fallen into the habit of casually bedearing Mary when there were people about. "Well, dear," he said, "how about it?" "Oh," she said, "I think it's a lovely place, and so clean and tidy, and the sea, and all — I'd love to stay."