counterpane
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- counterpaned adjective
Etymology
Origin of counterpane
1425–75; counter- + pane (in obsolete sense bedspread); replacing late Middle English counterpoynte < Middle French contre-pointe quilt, alteration (by association with contre- counter- ) of cou ( s ) tepointe, coitepointe < Latin culcita puncta pricked pillow. See quilt, point
Example Sentences
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Blickling is home to items such as the Peter The Great tapestry, which was a gift from Russia's Catherine the Great in the 1760s, and a counterpane from Queen Anne's throne canopy.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2021
The fact of these little countries lying snug and unsuspected, like and unlike as siblings can be, in a landscape that’s usually disregarded, or dismissed as drab agricultural counterpane.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2013
A cupid with feathery wings rises on his knees from the heaped folds of a gold counterpane, arms raised in delight at the miraculous golden downpour.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2010
Only her face was visible above the violet-strewn counterpane.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had pressed roses from the blue cross-stitch counterpane on her cheek.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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