counterpane

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Synonyms for counterpane

noun thick bedcovering made of patches

More words related to counterpane

bedspread

noun. thick, often quilted, covering for bed

quilt

noun. thick bedcovering made of patches

Word Origin & History

"outer covering of a bed," c.1600, alteration of earlier counterpoynte (mid-15c.; see counterpoint) on model of Middle French pan, Latin pannus "cloth" (see pane).

Example Sentences for counterpane

Mrs Lupin and the young lady gazed in silence at the counterpane.

This mark on the counterpane appears to bear out that theory.

The white night-dress was by the bedside, the night-cap was buried in the counterpane.

A disregarded doll lay with inverted head on the counterpane.

She twisted the fringe of the counterpane in her slender, white fingers, and she did not look at him.

She was in her night-dress, and a counterpane half over her.

I flopped on the bed, stretched my arm out against the counterpane.

One of the little sleeper's hands was thrown outside the counterpane.

Edward was kneeling beside his bed with his head hidden in the counterpane.

Then Linda knelt down, and hid her face upon the counterpane.

counterpane

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More words related to counterpane

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quilt

Synonyms for counterpane

bedspread