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BNC: 28262 COCA: 37980
BNC: 28262 COCA: 37980

counterpane

noun

coun·​ter·​pane ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌpān How to pronounce counterpane (audio)

Example Sentences

a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom
Recent Examples on the Web 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

Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English countrepointe, modification of Middle French coute pointe, literally, embroidered quilt

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of counterpane was in the 15th century
BNC: 28262 COCA: 37980

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