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Meaning of "counterpane" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTERPANE

From obsolete counterpoint (influenced by pane coverlet), changed from Old French coutepointe quilt, from Medieval Latin culcita puncta quilted mattress.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERPANE

counterpane  [ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERPANE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterpane is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERPANE


afterpain
ˈɑːftəˌpeɪn
calpain
ˈkælpeɪn
campaign
kæmˈpeɪn
champagne
ʃæmˈpeɪn
champaign
ʃæmˈpeɪn
Champaigne
ʃæmˈpeɪn
cyclopropane
ˌsaɪkləʊˈprəʊpeɪn
frangipane
ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn
marchpane
ˈmɑːtʃˌpeɪn
pain
peɪn
Paine
peɪn
pane
peɪn
propane
ˈprəʊpeɪn
Spain
speɪn
windowpane
ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERPANE

counterpace
counterpart
counterparties
counterparty
counterparty risk
counterpeise
counterpetition
counterpicket
counterplan
counterplay
counterplayer
counterplea
counterplead
counterplot
counterplotted
counterplotting
counterploy
counterpoint
counterpoise
counterpoise bridge

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERPANE

airplane
ane
Brisbane
cane
crane
Dane
elecampane
humane
hurricane
insane
jane
kane
lane
mane
membrane
mopane
parpane
plane
spane
window pane

Synonyms and antonyms of counterpane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COUNTERPANE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «counterpane» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of counterpane

Translation of «counterpane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERPANE

Find out the translation of counterpane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counterpane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterpane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

床罩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colcha
570 millions of speakers

English

counterpane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पलंगपोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لحاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покрывало
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

counterpane
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিছানার চাদর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courtepointe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Counterpane
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überdecke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウンターペイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterpane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vải đậy mền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுக்கை விரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटरप्रेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatak örtüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copriletto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kołdra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покривало
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cergă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παπλωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sprei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

counterpane
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

counterpane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterpane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERPANE»

The term «counterpane» is regularly used and occupies the 88.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of counterpane
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERPANE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counterpane» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counterpane» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterpane

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERPANE»

Discover the use of counterpane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterpane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Counterpane Fairy
Her hair was of a silvery yellow and was like a mist about her head; she was very beautiful and was dressed from head to foot in silver that shone and sparkled as she moved.
Katharine Pyle, 2008
2
The Land of Counterpane
Presents an illustrated poem from Robert Louis Stevenson's "A Child's Garden of Verses."
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2011
3
Brandon K. Nobles - Counterpane
Lego castles, puppet kingsorigami fish in streams the land of Counterpane-her dream Where she was loved-where she was queen There hung porcelain ballerinas Puppets-their spine a string paper shapes of boys and girls birds that could ...
Brandon Nobles
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The Counterpane Fairy (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Korean thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of The Counterpane Fairy.
Inc Icon Group International, Katharine Pyle, 2010
5
Transactions of the Southern central agricultural society, ...
Rag hearth rug, by Mrs. Charlotte Hoyt, of Savannah, 5 00 Woolen counterpane, by Mrs. Mary Farrer, of Putnam, Honor. Woolen counterpane, by Mrs. Mary Farrer, of Putnam, 3 00 Woolen counterpane, by Mrs. Nancy Bently of Hen- ry, 2 00 ...
Southern Central Agricultural Association of Georgia, 1852
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Moby Dick
For the whale is indeed wrapt up in his blubber as in a real blanket or counterpane ; or, still better, an Indian poncho slipt over his head, and skirting his extremity. It is by reason of this cosy blanketing of his body, that the whale is enabled to ...
Herman Melville, 1892
7
Old Dame Counterpane
Dame Counterpane selects threads and sews the world and everything in it from dawn to dusk.
Jane Yolen, 1994
8
Going Critical: The First North Korean Nuclear Crisis
The. Land. of. Counterpane. Almost eight years to the day after the signing of the 1994 Agreed Framework, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs James Kelly landed in Pyongyang. Soon he would face the North Koreans  ...
Joel S. Wit, Daniel Poneman, Robert L. Gallucci, 2004
9
Computerworld
Counterpane. plan. vice interruption and sci-INEIER' tems Inc. in Atlanta, offers extortion pro— tgrpangis fillingan Hewlett-Packard Co. tection for payment insurance gap and IBM, have also of ransoms. formed partnerships “Until now, the ...
10
Hack Proofing Your Network
Ryan Russell. Bruce Schneier's essay, “So You Want to Be a Cryptographer”: www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-9910.html#SoYouWanttobeaCryptographer Some of Bruce's early writing on side-channel attacks: ...
Ryan Russell, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERPANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterpane is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What is sleep paralysis?
My arm hung over the counterpane, and the nameless, unimaginable, silent form or phantom, to which the hand belonged, seemed closely ... «Alphr, Jul 15»
2
This is the Place
Her "Counterpane for Morris and Me" is a dreamy watercolor full of clouds and currents, just big enough to commune with an artist's ghost. «The Journal, Jul 15»
3
Deborah Lutz: The Bronte Cabinet - Three Lives In Nine Objects …
After one too many scoldings by their servant about Growler sleeping on her counterpane, Emily found the miscreant, dragged him off her bed ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
4
People Movers of the Week: June 26
Previously she was the CFO for Force 10 Networks, SVP of finance for Salesforce.com and CFO for Nuance Communications and Counterpane ... «National Mortgage News, Jun 15»
5
Ellie Mae Inc (NYSE:ELLI) on Watch List
... CFO for Force 10 Networks, SVP of Finance for Salesforce.com, and CFO for Nuance Communications and Counterpane Internet Security. «Street Report, Jun 15»
6
'Creative alchemist' aims to bring us together
... which is dedicated to making “accessible, tech-based solutions for people around the world”; My Counterpane, a website that acts as a sort of ... «Billingsnews, Jun 15»
7
Ellie Mae Appoints Karen Blasing and Rajat Taneja to Board of …
... CFO for Force 10 Networks, SVP of Finance for Salesforce.com, and CFO for Nuance Communications and Counterpane Internet Security. «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jun 15»
8
China and Russia had Snowden docs before he took them – Schneier
Writing in Wired, the cryptographer, entrepreneur and former chief technology officer of BT Counterpane, part of telecoms giant BT, added that ... «Computing, Jun 15»
9
15 seniors tapped for sixth class of Levine Scholars at UNCC
Taelor Malcolm, Counterpane School in Fayetteville, Ga.; daughter of Rohan and Sandra Malcolm. ▫ Danielle Miller, Downington STEM ... «Charlotte Observer, Jun 15»
10
LogRhythm Adds Finance Veteran Karen Blasing to Board of Directors
... vice president and chief financial officer at Nuance Communications and chief financial officer at Counterpane Internet Security. “Karen's ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Counterpane [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/counterpane>. Apr 2024 ».
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