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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
Translations 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 床罩, 床单 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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