counterpane
Meaning of counterpane
noun
a bedspread.
early 17th century: alteration of counterpoint, from Old French contrepointe, based on medieval Latin culcitra puncta ‘quilted mattress’ ( puncta, literally meaning ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere ). The change in the ending was due to association with pane in an obsolete sense ‘cloth’.
Information about counterpane
- It is a name.
- The plural form of counterpane is: counterpanes.
- Languages in which counterpane is used:
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Hyphenation of counterpane
coun-ter-pane
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- counterpane is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
counterpane synonyms
Meaning bedspread:
Meaning bedclothes:
Meaning a bedspread:
Meaning a large piece of woollen or similar material used as a covering on a bed or elsewhere for warmth:
Meaning a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, or a person of Afghan descent:
Meaning a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design:
Meaning a quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material:
Meaning an act of throwing something:
Meaning a person or thing that provides consolation:
Meaning a rug or blanket of sewn animal skins, formerly worn as a garment by African people, now used as a bed or floor covering:
Translation of counterpane
- Spanish: colcha, sobrecama, cubrecama
- Portuguese: colcha
- French: couvre-lit, courtepointe
Words that rhyme with counterpane
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