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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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Considerable care has clearly been taken to replicate the quilts, jackets, pots, and so on, that a family of the time might use, and Huo’s casting also draws upon people who weathered the era.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Over the past 60 years, quilts have opposed the Vietnam War and nuclear proliferation and raised awareness for Black Lives Matter and American Indians.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Grossman, 62, channeled her emotions into textile and thread, creating a coverlet to express her heartache, agony and anger.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Select other bath sets, duvets, and organic throw blankets, and bedspreads are also up to 57% off.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pillows in Pierre Frey fabric, vintage kilim bedspread and sconces.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Architectural Digest,
25 Nov. 2024
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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Perhaps standing in the doorway of a parent’s bedroom, or sprawled out on the bedroom floor, or even flopped on top of the bedcovers themselves, otherwise sphinxlike teens often share freely what’s on their minds at a time when parents might want to curl up and drift off.—
Lisa Damour,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Feb. 2023
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“Counterpane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpane. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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