COUNTERPANE


Meaning of COUNTERPANE in English

n. a bedspread.

[ alt. (with assim. to pane in obs. sense 'cloth') f. obs. counterpoint f. OF contrepointe alt. f. cou(l)tepointe f. med.L culcita puncta quilted mattress ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.