bedspread
Americannoun
-
bedspreads
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bedspread
Compare meaning
How does bedspread compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
In the ruins, Sabbagh picked out bits of his family's shattered life -- a scrap of his mother Afaf's bedspread, chunks of wooden furniture from their dining room, a red sofa cushion.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
For that reason, I suggest you invest in a bedspread and cushions, and update your AI-generated photo.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
So Squire and his colleagues analysed everything they could see in Lucy's room: the bedspread, her outfits, her stuffed toys.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
I told her I wanted a white, fake-leather water bed with a black fake-fur bedspread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
"Do you have sheets?" her mom asked, folding Hannah's bedspread over.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
Our twin beds have matching Roy Rogers bedspreads, and the room’s wallpaper is a pattern of cowboys roping steers and riding broncos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Flags, quilts, bedspreads, and banners — these are not your typical fine art forms.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
With the exception of a single small bedroom and a grouping of furniture covered either in bedspreads or drop cloths — I couldn’t tell — the space is entirely given over to her work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
Taxes will not be imposed on clothing, shoes, school supplies, book bags, computers, printers, bedspreads and linens, and more.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2020
They each have a twin bed with matching bedspreads that Stevie picked out, full of space shuttles and star stations.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
