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   counterpane

   /ˈkaʊntəpeɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a bedspread. dated

   Word Origin early 17th century: alteration of counterpoint, from Old French contrepointe, based on medieval Latin culcitra puncta ‘quilted mattress’ (puncta, literally meaning ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere). The change in the ending was due to association with pane in an obsolete sense ‘cloth’.

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   What is Counterpane noun?

   • Definition of counterpane noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary an attractive cover put on top of all the sheets and covers on a bed synonym bedspread Definition of counterpane noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a counterpane on a bed?

   • A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed . There is a small bed with a counterpane on it and a cushion. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What does counterpoynte mean?

   • a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread. 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

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   What glowed like a live thing on the whiteness of the counterpane?

   • It glowed like a live thing on the whiteness of the satin counterpane. She twisted the fringe of the counterpane in her slender, white fingers, and she did not look at him.

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   noun. coun· ter· pane ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpān. Synonyms of counterpane. : bedspread. Synonyms. bedcovering. bedspread. coverlet. hap [ dialect] spread. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of counterpane in a Sentence. a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom.

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   Counterpane definition: a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.. See examples of COUNTERPANE used in a sentence.

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   Define counterpane. counterpane synonyms, counterpane pronunciation, counterpane translation, English dictionary definition of counterpane. n. A cover for a bed; a bedspread.

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   A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed. [old-fashioned] There is a small bed with a counterpane on it and a cushion. Synonyms: bedspread, cover, quilt, duvet More Synonyms of counterpane. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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