bedspread

Definition of bedspreadnext
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 For more of our favorite IKEA bedspreads for Southern winters, check out our top picks below. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 The walls and bedspread are a calming gray-blue. Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for bedspread
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedspread
Noun
  • Add a quilt or coverlet at the foot of the bed for extra warmth, then finish with a mix of accent pillows in plush fabrics like velvet, chenille, or knit.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Choose one or two meaningful mementos to display, such as a quilt made by your great-grandmother.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This coverlet is made of 100 percent cotton in a honeycomb weave, and its deep gray Stone color won’t fade in the wash.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Keep scrolling for our favorite duvet covers, quilts, and coverlets that will keep you comfortable and complement your bedroom’s design.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 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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“Bedspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedspread. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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