bedspread

[ bed-spred ]

/ ˈbɛdˌsprɛd /

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noun

an outer covering, usually decorative, for a bed.

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Origin of bedspread

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

Words nearby bedspread

bedsheet, bedside, bedside manner, bedsit, bedsore, bedspread, bedspring, bedstand, bedstead, bed stone, bedstraw

How to use bedspread in a sentence

Those who do not comply have their bedspreads removed and thrown into the hallway outside the pod.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part II|Michael K. Lavers|July 14, 2021|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.
Renting a vacation home for the first time? Don’t take anything for granted.|Candyce H. Stapen|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
We’ll toss pillows into the car’s back seat, and we don’t need bedspreads at a beach rental.
Renting a vacation home for the first time? Don’t take anything for granted.|Candyce H. Stapen|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
Yet blankets, bedspreads and pillows were not listed either, and these did come with the rental.
Renting a vacation home for the first time? Don’t take anything for granted.|Candyce H. Stapen|April 22, 2021|Washington Post

Mindi began preparing for Q.A.H. to return, setting up a bedroom with a pink bedspread.
One Breakdown Can Mean Losing Your Kid Forever|ProPublica|May 30, 2014|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.
Inside a Home Funeral|Melissa Roberts Weidman|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now Galt scrambled out of the bathtub and threw the still-warm Gamemaster and his other belongings into the bedspread.
Exclusive Excerpt: MLK's Haunting Final Hours|Hampton Sides|April 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The valet had preceded him, opening his valise and smoothing out his evening clothes on the lace bedspread.
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson
Margaret and Jessie appeared on the porch dragging a great bundle of their belongings tied up in a bedspread.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days|Nell Speed
Eunice was knotting fringe for a bedspread, and it interested the child wonderfully.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas
Pean brought with him a cotton bedspread that had also once been white, but left this with the canoe.
Cruisings in the Cascades|George O. Shields
The bedspread is worked in small diamonds, which are joined together by over-sewing.
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British Dictionary definitions for bedspread

bedspread

/ (ˈbɛdˌsprɛd) /

noun

a top cover on a bed over other bedclothes

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