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counterpane

Meaningquilted cover

Common meaning: decorative bedspread

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcourtepointe‘quilted cover’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsquilted cover → bedspreadcounterpoint‘bedspread’source
  3. Englishcounterpane‘decorative bedspread’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old French courtepointe ‘quilted cover’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry COUNTERPANE, p. 137 · dictionary scan

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