counterpane

== English == === Etymology === By serial alterations in Middle English, Middle French, and Old French, ultimately from Latin words meaning "stitched bedding" (culcita puncta). === Noun === counterpane (plural counterpanes) The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. Near-synonyms: bedcover, bedspread, coverlet ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “counterpane”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.