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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.
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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
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
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Shoppers raved about the many benefits to owning the quilt.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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
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In her bedroom, a coverlet that Weiss assembled from vintage quilts adorns the bed.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Noun
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House cleaners will stop to admire and inspect their own work, fluffing pillows, smoothing bedspreads, etc.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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And not refrained from doing so because they might be spilled on your bedspread?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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 20 Jul. 2025.
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