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noun Older Use.
a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.
Origin:
1425–75; counter- + pane (in obsolete sense bedspread); replacing late Middle English counterpoynte < Middle French contre-pointe quilt, alteration (by association with contre- counter-) of cou(s)tepointe, coitepointe < Latin culcita puncta pricked pillow. See quilt, point
1425–75; counter- + pane (in obsolete sense bedspread); replacing late Middle English counterpoynte < Middle French contre-pointe quilt, alteration (by association with contre- counter-) of cou(s)tepointe, coitepointe < Latin culcita puncta pricked pillow. See quilt, point
Related forms
coun·ter·paned, adjective
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| counterpane (ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn) | |
| —n | |
| another word for bedspread | |
| [C17: from obsolete counterpoint (influenced by pane coverlet), changed from Old French coutepointe quilt, from Medieval Latin culcita puncta quilted mattress] | |
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Word Origin & History
counterpane
"outer covering of a bed," 1459, alteration of counterpoint (q.v.) on model of M.Fr. pan, L. pannus "cloth" (see pane).
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