bedcover

American  

[bed-kuhv-er] / ˈbɛdˌkʌv ər /

noun

1. a bedspread.

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Etymology

Origin of bedcover

First recorded in 1820–30; bed + cover

Example Sentences

An 18th-century wall hanging or bedcover that depicts a tiger’s attack on a deer shows the influence of Persian art, brought into India when the Mughals conquered much of the country in the 16th century.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

She suggests throwing a different coloured bedcover over the bed, changing the lighting, or swapping with your kids - letting them study in your bedroom while you work in theirs.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2021

Then she remembers a green velvet shawl, “which they sometimes used as an extra bedcover when it was very cold and they slept together on the ottoman.”

From The New Yorker • Aug. 31, 2018

My father, who was an extreme lark, would wake up by 6:30 a.m. and storm into my room, huffing, “Society starts at dawn,” as he yanked off my bedcover.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2018

He fidgets in the lap of his honorary uncle, who sits on a bedcover on the floor, surrounded by guests in front and behind and beside him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri