Counterpane
['kaʊntəpeɪn] or ['kaʊntɚpen]
Definition
(n.) A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures.
(n.) A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.
Edited by Andrea
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Coverlet, coverlid.
Checker: Roderick
Definition
n. a coverlet for a bed stitched or woven in squares.—Older form Coun′terpoint.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A counterpane is very good to dream of, if clean and white, denoting pleasant occupations for women; but if it be soiled you may expect harassing situations. Sickness usually follows this dream.
Typist: Maura
Examples
- She only sighed, and kissed Miss Halcombe's hand as it lay on the counterpane. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This made such a very miserable piece of business of it, that I rolled myself up in a corner of the counterpane, and cried myself to sleep. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I am glad of it,' said Mr. Pickwick, casting his nightcap energetically on the counterpane. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The walls were whitewashed as white as milk, and the patchwork counterpane made my eyes quite ache with its brightness. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- While she is gone, the surgeon abandons his hopeless investigation and covers its subject with the patchwork counterpane. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She handed me the shawl and the counterpane. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In five minutes I had laid him comfortably on the sofa, and had covered him lightly with the counterpane and the shawl. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She met me at the door of her room, with a light shawl, and with the counterpane from her own bed. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She had counterpanes in the course of a few years to all the beds in Crawley. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Checker: Velma