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Word: Counterpane
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: alteration of counterpoint, from Old French contrepointe, based on medieval Latin culcitra puncta ‘quilted mattress’ (puncta, literally meaning ‘pricked’, from the verb pungere). The change in the ending was due to association with pane in an obsolete sense ‘cloth’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkaʊntəpeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bedspread.
Short Definition:bedspread
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