Meanings
plural bedspreads
- The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
Synonyms: bedcover, counterpane
- A coverlet.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
More synonyms by meaning
noundecorative cover for a bed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مِقْرَم
- مِقْرَم (miqram)topmost covering of a bed
Bulgarian кувертюра
- кувертюра (kuvertjura)topmost covering of a bed
Catalan colxa, manta
- colxatopmost covering of a bed
- mantatopmost covering of a bed
- vànovatopmost covering of a bed
Chinese Cantonese 床冚
- 床冚 (cong⁴ kam²)topmost covering of a bed
Chinese Mandarin 床罩
- 床罩 (chuángzhào)topmost covering of a bed
Czech přehoz, přikrývka na postel
- přehoztopmost covering of a bed
- přikrývka na posteltopmost covering of a bed
Danish sengetæppe
- sengetæppetopmost covering of a bed
Finnish päiväpeite
- päiväpeitetopmost covering of a bed
French dessus-de-lit, couvre-lit
- dessus-de-littopmost covering of a bed
- couvre-littopmost covering of a bed
German Bettdecke
- Bettdecketopmost covering of a bed
Hungarian ágytakaró, ágyterítő
- ágytakarótopmost covering of a bed
- ágyterítőtopmost covering of a bed
Italian copriletto
- coprilettotopmost covering of a bed
Japanese ベッドカバー
- ベッドカバー (beddokabā)topmost covering of a bed
Polish kapa, narzuta
- kapatopmost covering of a bed
- narzutatopmost covering of a bed
Portuguese colcha
- colchatopmost covering of a bed
Russian покрыва́ло
- покрыва́ло (pokryválo)topmost covering of a bed
Scottish Gaelic cuibhrig, brat-leapa
- cuibhrigtopmost covering of a bed
- brat-leapatopmost covering of a bed
Spanish colcha, cubrecama
- colchatopmost covering of a bed
- cubrecamatopmost covering of a bed
Swedish överkast, sängöverkast
- överkasttopmost covering of a bed
- sängöverkasttopmost covering of a bed
Welsh cwrlid
- cwrlidtopmost covering of a bed
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bedspread
Cite this entry
bedspread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspread
“bedspread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspread. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedspread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedspread.
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