bedspread

as in quilt
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design

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Recent Examples of bedspread Hot water wash and heat-dry bed sheets, blankets, bedspreads and any clothing that touches the floor. Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025 Your mother is holding onto the bedspread. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Annie Schlechter The Main Bedroom Meyer designed the bedspread with pom-poms to mimic the spheres in the wall relief. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025 Six-inch corners on his bedspread. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedspread
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Noun
  • Keep scrolling for 12 amazing Pottery Barn quilt deals going on right now—up to 40% off.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Laura Ashley Full/Queen Bedford Cotton Reversible Quilt Set Get two bedding sets in one with this reversible quilt from Laura Ashley.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
    Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
  • The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.
    Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013

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