Counterpane vs Quilt - What's the difference?
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The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
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*:When he had got a light he saw that she had taken away all her things and the baby's .. and all the things on the washing-stand had been broken, a knife had been drawn cross-ways through the seats of the two chairs, the pillow had been slit open, there were large gashes in the sheets and the counterpane , the looking-glass appeared to have been broken with a hammer.
A coverlet.
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
A quilted skirt worn by women.
To construct a quilt.
To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
As nouns the difference between counterpane and quilt
is that counterpane is the topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket while quilt is a bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.As a verb quilt is
to construct a quilt.counterpane
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* bedcover, bedspreadquilt
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(wikipedia quilt)Noun
(en noun)- My grandmother is going to sew a quilt .