From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane'\ (koun"t?r-p?n'), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane'\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: decorative cover for a bed [syn: {bedspread}, {bedcover}, {bed cover}, {bed covering}, {spread}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterpane": afghan, bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, cover, coverlet, coverlid, eiderdown, fitted sheet, lap robe, linen, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt, robe, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, spread
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