Counterpane
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.
"My arm hung over the counterpane, and the nameless, unimaginable, silent form or phantom, to which the hand belonged, seemed closely seated by my bed-side."
- 2 decorative cover for a bed wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"My arm hung over the counterpane, and the nameless, unimaginable, silent form or phantom, to which the hand belonged, seemed closely seated by my bed-side."
Etymology
Corrupted from counterpoint, from the employment of pane (“a shaped figure in a coverlet”).