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Counterpane in sentence

7 examples of Counterpane in a sentence

He saw the _Gazette de Besancon_ lying on the counterpane of orange taffeta.
The down counterpane, which a clear frosty night would render extremely grateful over bruised limbs, decked the English officer's bed.
Don Quixote, disconcerted and in confusion at her appearance, huddled himself up and well-nigh covered himself altogether with the sheets and counterpane of the bed, tongue-tied, and unable to offer her any civility.
'I am glad of it,' said Mr. Pickwick, casting his nightcap energetically on the counterpane.
Giving Mr. Pickwick a friendly tap on the shoulder, the sheriff's officer (for such he was) threw his card on the counterpane, and pulled a gold toothpick from his waistcoat pocket.
The bedclothes had not been turned down, but there was an indentation upon the counterpane which showed that some one had lain there.
Out of these deep surrounding shades rose high, and glared white, the piled- up mattresses and pillows of the bed, spread with a snowy Marseilles counterpane.