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# counterpane

noun (counterpane, counterpanes)

«counterpane» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A counterpane is a decorated cover laid over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counterpane/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, the bed-cover of a little bed, often soft, white or coloured.

### Examples

- The beds were covered with white counterpanes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counterpane/#x1)
- A rose-leaf made a counterpane for the little bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counterpane/#x2)
- The velvet counterpane was warm and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counterpane/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; one counterpane covers one bed, so count the beds, not the covers, when a problem asks how many.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «counterpane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counterpane/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«counterpane» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/counterpane.html) on Mova free.