debodun
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Counterpane (noun) - a bedspread, bedcover, coverlet, duvet, quilt.
The red and yellow counterpane was a family heirloom.
The red and yellow counterpane was a family heirloom.
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Word of the Day: Counterpane
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RubyK
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My new counterpane is dark green after years of sleeping under an orange one with autumn colored designs.
RubyK
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The only drawback to my dark green counterpane is that it easily collects cat hair.
debodun
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My mom used to read me that poem. I was remembering it today and it inspired me to post the word.
Sliverfox
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Isn't counterpane an old fashioned word for quilts?
When one of my great aunts called me up and asked me come over, because she needed some help with a windowpane counterpane, I brought my cleaning supplies. 
Little did I know "windowpane" is a pattern that resembles the pattern of panes on a window. It usually consists of one color with white and often resembles the gingham check-except that it's a lot smaller. This pattern is more casual than stripes, but dressier than larger checks.
Little did I know "windowpane" is a pattern that resembles the pattern of panes on a window. It usually consists of one color with white and often resembles the gingham check-except that it's a lot smaller. This pattern is more casual than stripes, but dressier than larger checks.
peramangkelder
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When I was sick and lay a-bed
I had two pillows at my head
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bed-clothes, through the hills.
And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets
Or brought my trees and houses out
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill
And sees before him, dale and plain
The pleasant Land of Counterpane
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I had two pillows at my head
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bed-clothes, through the hills.
And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets
Or brought my trees and houses out
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill
And sees before him, dale and plain
The pleasant Land of Counterpane
by Robert Louis Stevenson