quilted bedspread
Noun: A bed covering that is constructed with two layers of fabric filled with padding and stitched together in a decorative pattern, typically used as the top layer on a bed. It is similar to a quilt but often refers specifically to a thinner or more decorative version used as a bedspread.
This term refers specifically to a type of bedspread. It is used to describe a functional and decorative bedroom item. - It is typically a countable noun (e.g., a quilted bedspread, two quilted bedspreads). - It is often modified by adjectives describing its material, color, or pattern (e.g., a floral quilted bedspread, a white cotton quilted bedspread).
- She folded the quilted bedspread neatly at the foot of the bed each morning.
- The hotel room was furnished with a luxurious quilted bedspread in a deep blue color.
- For a cozy winter look, they chose a thick, quilted bedspread for their guest room.
The term can be used in more descriptive or comparative contexts. - Descriptive Detail: The quilted bedspread, with its intricate diamond stitching, was clearly a handmade heirloom. - Functional Distinction: Unlike a simple duvet cover, a quilted bedspread often serves as both a warming layer and a decorative top piece.
- Bedspread (n): A general term for a decorative cloth cover for a bed, often covering the pillows and hanging to the floor.
- Quilt (n): A warmer bed covering made of two layers of fabric with a layer of padding in between, held together by stitching. A "quilted bedspread" is a type of quilt intended specifically as a bedspread.
- Coverlet (n): A shorter, often non-quilted bed covering that does not reach the floor.
- Coverlet (when it is quilted)
- Bed cover
- Counterpane (a somewhat old-fashioned term)
- Sheet
- Bare mattress
- Quilted fabric: Fabric that has been stitched in a pattern with a layer of padding.
- Bedspread set: A set that may include a quilted bedspread with matching pillow shams.
- a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt