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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
counterpane
noun
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▪ Her skin felt dry and rough; her hands, lying on the counterpane, were withered and light as dead leaves.
▪ I went over to the bed and lifted the counterpane.
▪ Just a shiny pink counterpane, with a nightgown folded neatly in the middle of the bolster.
▪ Now look, look at the counterpane world, project yourself into it, look beside that bijou signal box.
▪ Rory's hand dropped back on the counterpane.
▪ The hand lying on the white counterpane still clutched the telephone token but neither of them mentioned it.
▪ The ridged and tufted counterpane has been carefully and frequently laundered.
▪ We rippled on the yellow sheet, the counterpane - and us - long gone.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Counterpane

Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\ (koun"t?r-p?n`), n. [See Counterpoint, corrupted into counterpane, from the employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets. ] A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures.

On which a tissue counterpane was cast.
--Drayton.

Counterpane

Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\, n. [OF. contrepan a pledge, security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan a skirt. See Pane, and cf. Pawn.] (O. Law) A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.

Read, scribe; give me the counterpane.
--B. Jonson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
counterpane

"outer covering of a bed," c.1600, alteration of earlier counterpoynte (mid-15c.; see counterpoint) on model of Middle French pan, Latin pannus "cloth" (see pane).

Wiktionary
counterpane

n. 1 The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. 2 A coverlet.

WordNet
counterpane

n. decorative cover for a bed [syn: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, spread]

Wikipedia
Counterpane

Counterpane may refer to:

  • Counterpane (bedding)
  • BT Counterpane, an information technology company

Usage examples of "counterpane".

He rested atop the counterpane not like a man in a sickbed, but like a man who had lain down for but a moment in the middle of a busy day.

They were bouncing happily on the two large beds with white counterpanes when two women came in.

Ki flung back the black hangings on the bed and launched himself into a somersault across the velvet counterpane.

Pretending that the common oil did not agree with me, I got them to buy me Lucca oil for my salad, and my cotton counterpane would furnish me with wicks.

Around the tower, the Citadel lay spread out like a peasant's counterpane of blackish grays and maroons and a dozen faded hues of homespun buff, stitched here and there with the dull green of dusty bullweed and cactus.

Sophie took me in and showed me the crocheted counterpane her grandmother had made, pointing out the fine workmanship.

She took the ordnance survey map from its protective plastic cover and spread it flat on the bed's counterpane.

The bedroom had the feel of a seascape with its soft, shell-colored walls, plush sandy carpets, deep sea-blue counterpane on the huge bed, warm brown furniture, and throw pillows the color of dune grass.