noun
Etymology
Origin of coverlet
1250–1300; Middle English coverlite < Anglo-French cuver-lit bedspread, equivalent to cuver to cover + lit bed < Latin lectus; akin to lie 2, lay 1
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ED: I want to return to Chloë’s Balenciaga dress that was inspired by the coverlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
The frayed edge of the quilted cotton coverlet is soft from 20 years of washing, and the air smells like the lavender lotion I just rubbed on my hands.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
Flip this compact plain wood carrier for food, drinks and utensils and it becomes a low table for serving or eating poolside, on a beach blanket or on a coverlet in the grass.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
I have: I once stress-purchased a yellow coverlet because I was dating someone new and concerned about my room looking put together.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2019
The bed was made up, I saw the gleam of white linen on the pillow-case, and the tip of a blanket beneath the quilted coverlet.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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