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
  • Shoppers raved about the many benefits to owning the quilt.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
  • Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Cotton voile keeps this coverlet light and breezy, and this set comes with matching shams (also 30% off).
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
  • In her bedroom, a coverlet that Weiss assembled from vintage quilts adorns the bed.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Made with 100% cotton sateen, opting for this cover will add a polished finish to your bedspread.
    Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 21 June 2025
  • The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams to match.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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