bedspread

[ bed-spred ]

noun

1. an outer covering, usually decorative, for a bed.

bedspread

/ ˈbɛdˌsprɛd /

noun

1. a top cover on a bed over other bedclothes

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedspread¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; bed + spread

Example Sentences

Those who do not comply have their bedspreads removed and thrown into the hallway outside the pod.

From Washington Blade

When we asked about other bedding, the host said she had replaced a few pillows a year ago and she wasn’t sure when the bedspreads had last seen the inside of a washing machine.

From Washington Post

We’ll toss pillows into the car’s back seat, and we don’t need bedspreads at a beach rental.

From Washington Post

Yet blankets, bedspreads and pillows were not listed either, and these did come with the rental.

From Washington Post

Mindi began preparing for Q.A.H. to return, setting up a bedroom with a pink bedspread.

From The Daily Beast

A pattern that would be beautiful on a bedspread fabric, but here tells a story of loss so heartbreaking we can barely look.

From The Daily Beast

Now Galt scrambled out of the bathtub and threw the still-warm Gamemaster and his other belongings into the bedspread.

From The Daily Beast

The valet had preceded him, opening his valise and smoothing out his evening clothes on the lace bedspread.

From Project Gutenberg

Margaret and Jessie appeared on the porch dragging a great bundle of their belongings tied up in a bedspread.

From Project Gutenberg

Eunice was knotting fringe for a bedspread, and it interested the child wonderfully.

From Project Gutenberg

Pean brought with him a cotton bedspread that had also once been white, but left this with the canoe.

From Project Gutenberg

The bedspread is worked in small diamonds, which are joined together by over-sewing.

From Project Gutenberg