counterpane
Example Sentences
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Blickling is home to items such as the Peter The Great tapestry, which was a gift from Russia's Catherine the Great in the 1760s, and a counterpane from Queen Anne's throne canopy.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2021
The fact of these little countries lying snug and unsuspected, like and unlike as siblings can be, in a landscape that’s usually disregarded, or dismissed as drab agricultural counterpane.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2013
A cupid with feathery wings rises on his knees from the heaped folds of a gold counterpane, arms raised in delight at the miraculous golden downpour.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2010
Only her face was visible above the violet-strewn counterpane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then she jumped down from the sill, onto the bed, where she wrapped herself into a curl of fur and went back to sleep, a circle of cat upon the old counterpane.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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