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

In the darkness of her cozy bedchamber, with her moss-green bedspread and the drawer pulls in the shape of mushrooms, she could almost pretend she was in the forest already.

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Inside the back bedroom, a colourful bedspread covers the bed where her family was shot.

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I let him select a new bedspread and I can still remember the hippie patchwork red velvet one he chose.

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“I painted the walls and outfitted the two twin beds with leopard-print bedspreads,” she says.

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My mom had decorated my room all red — red curtains, red bedspread, red rug, red pillows — and I just knew it did not make me feel good.

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