bedcover

[ bed-kuhv-er ]

noun

1. a bedspread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedcover¹

First recorded in 1820–30; bed + cover

Example Sentences

Rose petals and violets and some bright poppy leaves, crushed inside its lids, slid down upon the bedcover.

From Project Gutenberg

The bedcover is of the same silk, and the inner curtains at the window are lined with it.

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He lifted the opened bracelets off his prisoners wrists and pitched them, clinking, upon the bedcover.

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These cords were held in place by rows of minute stitching of white silk, making the bedcover almost solid needlework.

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