Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Überschlagslaken
Englisch translation:
flat sheet
Added to glossary by
Olaf Reibedanz
Nov 27, 2004 05:37
19 yrs ago
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Überschlagslaken
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Laken oder **Überschlagslaken**
(1 Bettbezug – Typ A – Knopfreihe am Fußende +
1 Kissenbezug 50 x 70 cm mit Hoteleinschlag)
Can anybody tell me the difference between Laken and Überschlagslaken? I'm translating "Laken" as "sheet" but I haven't got a clue about "Überschlagslaken"? Any ideas...? Many thanks in advance!
(1 Bettbezug – Typ A – Knopfreihe am Fußende +
1 Kissenbezug 50 x 70 cm mit Hoteleinschlag)
Can anybody tell me the difference between Laken and Überschlagslaken? I'm translating "Laken" as "sheet" but I haven't got a clue about "Überschlagslaken"? Any ideas...? Many thanks in advance!
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| 4 +3 | flat sheet |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 5 | Bedspread |
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Johanna Timm, PhD
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Deutsch term (edited):
�berschlagslaken
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flat sheet
Hi again Olaf, I think Laken might be a fitted sheet and überschlagslaken a flat sheet - it's the sheet that in North American beds is underneath the comforter- and gets forever tangled between your feet;) Check out sites for bedding for confirmation.
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Deutsch term (edited):
�berschlagslaken
Bedspread
This is a heavy oversheet - but NOT a "top sheet", which is used for the sheet under the banket(s) on an English bed - which keeps the dust off the bed once it's made up. Used to be known as a "counterpane", a term which is "dated", according to Chambers 21st Century Dictionary.
The bedspread sometimes takes the form of a VERY thin quilt, but no matter what the material of which it is made, it is usually large enough to drape almost to the floor on either (i.e., BOTH) sides of the bed.
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Note added at 4 hrs 58 mins (2004-11-27 10:36:03 GMT)
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... under the \"b*L*ankets\", of course...
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Note added at 5 hrs 6 mins (2004-11-27 10:44:30 GMT)
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Guess the way you describe it, it might best be termed an \"oversheet\".
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Note added at 5 hrs 7 mins (2004-11-27 10:45:06 GMT)
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And by extension, the \"Laken\" an \"undersheet\".
The bedspread sometimes takes the form of a VERY thin quilt, but no matter what the material of which it is made, it is usually large enough to drape almost to the floor on either (i.e., BOTH) sides of the bed.
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Note added at 4 hrs 58 mins (2004-11-27 10:36:03 GMT)
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... under the \"b*L*ankets\", of course...
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Note added at 5 hrs 6 mins (2004-11-27 10:44:30 GMT)
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Guess the way you describe it, it might best be termed an \"oversheet\".
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Note added at 5 hrs 7 mins (2004-11-27 10:45:06 GMT)
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And by extension, the \"Laken\" an \"undersheet\".
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