Counterpane Definition
kountər-pān
noun
A bedspread; coverlet.
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Noun
Singular:
counterpane
Plural:
counterpanesOrigin of Counterpane
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Alteration of obsolete counterpoint from Middle English countrepoint from Old French contrepointe alteration of coultepointe from Medieval Latin culcita pūncta stitched quilt Latin culcita quilt, mattress quilt Latin pūnctus stitched, pricked point
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Corrupted from counterpoint, from the employment of pane (“a shaped figure in a coverlet”).
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