counterpane

n.
A cover for a bed; a bedspread.

[Alteration of obsolete counterpoint, from Middle English countrepoint, from Old French contrepointe, alteration of coultepointe, from Medieval Latin culcita pūncta, stitched quilt : Latin culcita, quilt, mattress; see quilt + Latin pūnctus, stitched, pricked; see point.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: decorative cover for a bed
  Synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, spread

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sengetæppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
beddensprei

Français (French)
n. - couvre-lit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tagesdecke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάλυμμα κρεβατιού

Italiano (Italian)
copriletto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - colcha (f)

Русский (Russian)
покрывало

Español (Spanish)
n. - colcha, cobertor, cubrecama

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sängöverkast

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
床单, 床罩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 床單, 床罩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침대의 겉 덮개

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ベッドカバー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غطا للفراش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כיסוי מיטה‬

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