bedquilt

American  

[bed-kwilt] / ˈbɛdˌkwɪlt /

noun

1. a quilted coverlet.

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Etymology

Origin of bedquilt

First recorded in 1755–65; bed + quilt

Example Sentences

Prudy soon tired of sewing, and her mother said, laughing, "If grandma Read has to wait for somebody's little fingers before she gets a bedquilt, poor grandma will sleep very cold indeed."

From Little Prudy by May, Sophie

Joel slipped off the gay patched bedquilt, and ran up to his mother, drawing a long breath.

From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret

Polly hopped off the bed in her liveliest fashion, while from under Mamsie's wrapper scuttled a black object over the bedquilt in the opposite direction.

From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret

So it wuz quite a savin' bedquilt, and very good-lookin', considerin'.

From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 3 by Holley, Marietta

Leander huddled on the barrel that was farthest from Mrs. Yellett, and wrapped himself in the soaked red bedquilt.

From Judith of the Plains by Manning, Marie