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bedspread

American  
[bed-spred] / ˈbɛdˌsprɛd /

noun

  • bedspreads
    plural
  1. an outer covering, usually decorative, for a bed.


bedspread British  
/ ˈbɛdˌsprɛd /

noun

  1. a top cover on a bed over other bedclothes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bedspread

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


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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

In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

Even in the production design, there are maze-like things that are – sometimes it's the fabric on the bedspread.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023

It was like walking into a furnace: Nearly everything in Ron’s room seemed to be a violent shade of orange: the bedspread; the walls, even the ceiling.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

After staging plays in the family garage, where she used blue chenille bedspreads as curtains, Ms. Welch enrolled in classes at a local junior theater.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

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

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

Instead they sleep in two little beds, exactly alike, with matching pink chenille bedspreads and matching night tables.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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