counterpane

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

According to his sister-in-law Alice, “sometimes his hand moves over the counterpane as if writing.”

From The New Yorker

But the scope of her undertaking grew to encompass a national search for woven coverlets, counterpanes, rag rugs and crocheted artifacts, all produced by enslaved women and men.

From Washington Post

The muslin curtains and the claywashed embrasure of the window had a rusty glow, which reached the counterpane of the bed in which John Willie lay.

From Project Gutenberg

The driver and the baker took a thin counterpane off the bed, which stood against the wall.

From Project Gutenberg

Item: I give to my grandson, George Washington, my next best dressing glass, one bed, bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one pair of sheets, one blanket and counterpane.

From Project Gutenberg