jan 1, 1537 - cover-pane
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Literally a cloth cover. <i>c</i>.1537 <i>Item j Ell fyne holandes cloth, wrought with gold and sylke in the mydes and euery corner, called a couerpane</i>, Halifax (YRS45/187). The meaning and spelling make it clear how counterpane developed from counterpoint.
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