noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈbɛd.spɹɛd/
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rhymes with -ɛd
CMU ARPABET:B EH1 D S P R EH2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedcover, counterpane
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A coverlet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
decorative cover for a bed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding
Narrower terms: coverlet, quilted bedspread
History
Etymology
From bed + spread.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِقْرَم
(miqram)
— topmost covering of a bed
Bulgarian:
кувертюра
(kuvertjura)
— topmost covering of a bed
Catalan:
colxa
— topmost covering of a bed
Catalan:
manta
— topmost covering of a bed
Catalan:
vànova
— topmost covering of a bed
Chinese Cantonese:
床冚
(cong4 kam2)
— topmost covering of a bed
Chinese Mandarin:
床罩
(chuángzhào)
— topmost covering of a bed
Czech:
přehoz
— topmost covering of a bed
Czech:
přikrývka na postel
— topmost covering of a bed
Danish:
sengetæppe
— topmost covering of a bed
Finnish:
päiväpeite
— topmost covering of a bed
French:
dessus-de-lit
— topmost covering of a bed
French:
couvre-lit
— topmost covering of a bed
Galician:
colcha
— topmost covering of a bed
Galician:
cobertoiro
— topmost covering of a bed
German:
Bettdecke
— topmost covering of a bed
Haitian Creole:
kouvreli
— topmost covering of a bed
Hungarian:
ágytakaró
— topmost covering of a bed
Hungarian:
ágyterítő
— topmost covering of a bed
Ido:
kovrilo
— topmost covering of a bed
Italian:
copriletto
— topmost covering of a bed
Japanese:
ベッドカバー
(beddokabā)
— topmost covering of a bed
Mongolian:
орны нимгэн бүтээлэг
(orny nimgen büteeleg)
— topmost covering of a bed
Occitan:
cobrelièch
— topmost covering of a bed
Plautdietsch:
Badspreed
— topmost covering of a bed
Polish:
kapa
— topmost covering of a bed
Polish:
narzuta
— topmost covering of a bed
Portuguese:
colcha
— topmost covering of a bed
Russian:
покрыва́ло
(pokryválo)
— topmost covering of a bed
Spanish:
colcha
— topmost covering of a bed
Spanish:
cubrecama
— topmost covering of a bed
Swedish:
överkast
— topmost covering of a bed
Swedish:
sängöverkast
— topmost covering of a bed
Tibetan:
ཉལ་ཁེབས
(nyal khebs)
— topmost covering of a bed
