counterpane
noun
coun·ter·pane ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpān 
: bedspread
Synonyms
- bedcover
- bedcovering
- bedspread
- coverlet
- hap [dialect]
- spread
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Example Sentences
a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom
Recent Examples on the Web Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane. 
Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane. Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013
Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane. Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013 Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English countrepointe, modification of Middle French coute pointe, literally, embroidered quilt
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
counterpanes
noun
as in quilts
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- quilts
- coverlets
- bedspreads
- bedcovers
- clothes
- bedcoverings
- bedclothes
- comforters
- haps
- beddings
- puffs
- spreads
