Synonyms: bedspread, cover, quilt, duvet More Synonyms of counterpane
counterpane in British English
(ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn)
noun
another word for bedspread
Word origin
C17: from obsolete counterpoint (influenced by pane coverlet), changed from Old French coutepointe quilt, from Medieval Latin culcita puncta quilted mattress
counterpane in American English
(ˈkaʊntərˌpeɪn)
noun
a bedspread; coverlet
Word origin
altered (after pane) < ME countrepoint, coverlet < OFr contre pointe, earlier cuilte pointe < L culcita puncta, lit., pricked (i.e., embroidered) quilt < culcita (see quilt) + puncta (see point)
Examples of 'counterpane' in a sentence
counterpane
On the stretched white counterpane of the bed was an overnight bag.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Sarah moved her body into his as the counterpane was wrapped back over her.
Kippax, Frank THE SCAR (2002)
He set the alarm for ten o'clock and stretched out on the counterpane, unshaven and fully clothed.