Dictionary entry

Counterpane

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Coun″ter‐pane′ (koun″t?r–p?n′), n. [See Counterpoint, corrupted into counterpane, from the employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets.] A coverlet for a bed, — originally stitched or woven in squares or figures.

On which a tissue counterpane was cast.

Drayton.