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counterpane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, spread |
| Type of | bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding |
| Has types | coverlet, quilted bedspread |
Examples of counterpane
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At times the entire stage is filled with a massive satin counterpane and pillows.
From the guardian.co.uk
The sheets didn't look very fresh, and the counterpane was dirty.
From the chron.com
I haven't watched the video yet but the quilting on that coat reminds me of a 1970s counterpane.
From the guardian.co.uk
Counterpane is part of a great book of rides for McEvoy.
From the smh.com.au
Sly spends his new-found freedom watching a commedia play, between scenes frolicking under the counterpane covering the huge bed of Ruth Sutcliffe's set.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Our neighbor Caroline snapped up the blue-and-white counterpane, the one I threw over my first sofa in my first apartment after college.
From the usatoday.com
Counterpane has spent considerable sums on advanced engineering, but at heart the company is dedicated to bringing one of the oldest forms of policing-the cop on the beat-to the digital realm.
From the theatlantic.com
- Bedspread: decorative cover for a bed
- The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; A coverlet; A bedspread
- A coverlet for a bed or anything else, woven in squares
- An embroidered quilt, here compared to Queequeg's tattooed skin.
- General term for a bedspread, that is, a textile intended to serve as the visible top layer when a bed is made up with several layers of bedcovers.
- A counterpane is very good to dream of, if clean and white, denoting pleasant occupations for women; but if it be soiled you may expect harassing situations. Sickness usually follows this dream.
