as in quilt
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed
a beautiful bedspread that is a reproduction of an 18th-century design
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Recent Examples of bedspread
Heidi Klum as a wall and a bedspread in 2020
The pandemic forced Klum to get creative in 2020.
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Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Better Homes & Gardens Cable Cozy Knit Throw Blanket
Layer a knit throw blanket on your bedspread for additional comfort, or wrap yourself in it during movie nights.
—Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon Enjoy Bedtime Bliss With This Super-Soft Bedding
This is an elegant all-season bedspread that will always be a hit.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Cloud Duvet insert pairs perfectly, providing a fluffy, full look to my bedspread.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Better Homes & Gardens Cable Cozy Knit Throw Blanket
Layer a knit throw blanket on your bedspread for additional comfort, or wrap yourself in it during movie nights.
—Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Find it on Amazon Enjoy Bedtime Bliss With This Super-Soft Bedding
This is an elegant all-season bedspread that will always be a hit.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
The Cloud Duvet insert pairs perfectly, providing a fluffy, full look to my bedspread.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedspread
Noun
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This book, set in 19th-century New York City, showcases a gentle, low-stakes romance between a bisexual quilt maker and the trans silversmith who hires her to turn his old clothing into a memorial quilt.—
Olivia Waite,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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In other words, this is fascinating stuff – not your grandma’s knitted socks or quilt wall.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Grossman, 62, channeled her emotions into textile and thread, creating a coverlet to express her heartache, agony and anger.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.—
Sam Lipsyte,
Harper’s Magazine ,
27 Apr. 2022
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The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.—
Jon Meacham,
House Beautiful,
1 Oct. 2013
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These include an ornate 17th century cabinet decorated with Peruvian silver and five historic barkcloth textiles from various Pacific islands, including a bedcover that once belonged to Hawaiian Queen Ka’ahumanu.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2023
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Perhaps standing in the doorway of a parent’s bedroom, or sprawled out on the bedroom floor, or even flopped on top of the bedcovers themselves, otherwise sphinxlike teens often share freely what’s on their minds at a time when parents might want to curl up and drift off.—
Lisa Damour,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Feb. 2023
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“Bedspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedspread. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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