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Definition of Counterpane
1. Noun. Decorative cover for a bed.
Generic synonyms: Bed Clothing, Bedclothes, Bedding
Specialized synonyms: Coverlet, Quilted Bedspread
Definition of Counterpane
1. n. A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures.
2. n. A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.
Definition of Counterpane
1. Noun. The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. ¹
2. Noun. A coverlet. ¹
3. Noun. A bedspread. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Counterpane
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterpane
Literary usage of Counterpane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"L. culcita puncta, a counterpane, a stitched quilt (see Ducange). —L. culcita,
a quilt ; puncta, fern, of punctus, pp. of pungere, lo prick. See Quilt. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"THE LAND OF counterpane From < Poems and Ballads. ... And sees before him, dale
and plain, The pleasant Land of counterpane. NORTHWEST PASSAGE From <Poems ..."
3. A Child's Garden of Verses and Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexander Harvey (1906)
"THE LAND OF counterpane WHEN I was sick and lay a-bed, I had two pillows at my
head, And all my toys beside me lay To keep me happy all the day. ..."
4. English Poetry: Its Principles and Progress, with Representative by Charles Mills Gayley, Clement Calhoun Young, Benjamin Putnam Kurtz (1920)
"THE LAND OF counterpane When I was sick and lay a-bed, I had two pillows at my
head, And all my toys beside me lay To keep me happy all the day. ..."
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