Meaning & use
counterpane
A decorative bedspread or quilted cover placed over the top of a bed.
See it in a sentence
Grandmother's old house still had a faded, hand-stitched counterpane on every bed.
She smoothed the counterpane and arranged the pillows before the guests arrived.
A note on using this word
Counterpane is an old-fashioned or literary word; most modern speakers would simply say bedspread.
Words with a similar meaning
bedspreadquilt
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