as in quilt
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom

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Recent Examples of counterpane Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane. Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane. Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpane
Noun
  • Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Use it for storing away seasonal clothes, or in the linen closet for holding onto extra sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, or quilts.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Thick duvets and cozy coverlets add comfort, and throw pillows bring in color and pattern.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
  • These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • More than 12,000 reviewers have awarded the bedspread a perfect rating.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Consider painting your kitchen cabinets in sage green paint or swapping out your neutral bedspread for a calming sage duvet.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These include an ornate 17th century cabinet decorated with Peruvian silver and five historic barkcloth textiles from various Pacific islands, including a bedcover that once belonged to Hawaiian Queen Ka’ahumanu.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Perhaps standing in the doorway of a parent’s bedroom, or sprawled out on the bedroom floor, or even flopped on top of the bedcovers themselves, otherwise sphinxlike teens often share freely what’s on their minds at a time when parents might want to curl up and drift off.
    Lisa Damour, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2023

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“Counterpane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpane. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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