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Recent Examples of counterpane
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterpane
Noun
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The world opened up from beneath a homemade quilt and atop a shag carpet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The quilt is available in more than 25 colors, including a spring-ready earthy green and blush pink, and is offered in twin through oversized king sizes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The results may look deceptively simple—bed sheets, pillow shams, the occasional coverlet—but engrained in those thread counts are hundreds of years spent honing techniques and generations of families honoring lofty traditions.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2026
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Try styling it with tonal layers: Soft neutrals, an exaggerated lumbar pillow, and a simple coverlet so the stripe reads more like depth than pattern.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And in others, the bedspreads and canopies boldly match the drapes and even the wall coverings.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Laura Ashley From matching mommy-and-me dresses to floral bedspreads, Laura Ashley was the brand of the 1980s and early '90s.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These include an ornate 17th century cabinet decorated with Peruvian silver and five historic barkcloth textiles from various Pacific islands, including a bedcover that once belonged to Hawaiian Queen Ka’ahumanu.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2023
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The custom wall paneling in the primary bedroom is oak, the pendant is by Gubi, and the bedcover is by Matteo.—
Tessa Watson,
ELLE Decor,
22 Mar. 2023
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“Counterpane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpane. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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