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counterpane

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coun·ter·pane  (kountr-pn)
n.
A cover for a bed; a bedspread.

[Alteration of obsolete counterpoint, from Middle English countrepoint, from Old French contrepointe, alteration of coultepointe, from Medieval Latin culcita pncta, stitched quilt : Latin culcita, quilt, mattress; see quilt + Latin pnctus, stitched, pricked; see point.]

counterpane [ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn]
n
another word for bedspread
[from obsolete counterpoint (influenced by pane coverlet), changed from Old French coutepointe quilt, from Medieval Latin culcita puncta quilted mattress]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.counterpanecounterpane - decorative cover for a bed          
bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bed
coverlet - a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
quilted bedspread - a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt
Translations
counterpane [ˈkaʊntəpeɪn] Ncolcha f, cubrecama m

counterpane [ˈkaʊntərpeɪn] n (= bedspread) → dessus-de-lit m

counterpane [ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn] ncopriletto m inv
counterpane [ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn] ncopriletto m inv

counterpane
n counterpane [ˈkauntəpein]
a top cover for a bed. deken, bedsprei غِطاء سَرير покривка за легло přehoz (přes postel) sengetæppe die Zierbettdecke κάλυμμα κρεβατιού sobrecama, colcha, cobertor päevatekk رو تختی päiväpeite couvre-lit כִּסוּי מִטָה @@@כִּיסוּי מִיטָה$$$ चादर pokrov kreveta ágytakaró seperai rúmteppi copriletto ベッドカバー 침대보, 덮개 lovatiesė, užtiesalas pārklājs alas katil sprei sengeteppe kapa colcha cuver­tură покрывало prikrývka pregrinjalo prekrivač za krevet överkast ผ้าคลุมเตียง yatak örtüsü, pike 床罩 покривало بستر كى چادر، پلنگ پوش khăn trải giường ,


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She met me at the door of her room, with a light shawl, and with the counterpane from her own bed.
His thick arms rested abandoned on the outside of the counterpane like dropped weapons, like discarded tools.
I dashed at the place in which I had left her lying and over which (for the small silk counterpane and the sheets were disarranged) the white curtains had been deceivingly pulled forward; then my step, to my unutterable relief, produced an answering sound: I perceived an agitation of the window blind, and the child, ducking down, emerged rosily from the other side of it.
 
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