Counterpane
Pronunciation : Coun"ter*pane` (koun"tr-pn`)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Counterpoint, corrupted into counterpane, from the employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets. ]
Definition : Defn: A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in squares or figures. On which a tissue counterpane was cast. Drayton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Coun"ter*pane`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. contrepan a pledge, security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan a skirt. See Pane, and cf. Pawn.] (O. Law)
Definition : Defn: A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart. Read, scribe; give me the counterpane. B. Jonson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913