coverlet

[ kuhv-er-lit ]

/ ˈkʌv ər lɪt /

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noun

Also cov·er·lid

[kuhv-er-lid]. /ˈkʌv ər lɪd/. a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread.

Archaic. any covering or cover.

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Origin of coverlet

1250–1300; Middle English coverlite<Anglo-French cuver-lit bedspread, equivalent to cuver to cover + lit bed <Latin lectus; akin to lie², lay¹

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cover ground, covering, covering fire, covering letter, covering power, coverlet, cover letter, Coverley, covermount, cover note, cover one's ass

How to use coverlet in a sentence

Here Letty drew the coverlet from the face of the sleeping babe, and displayed his chubby proportions with maternal pride.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The thick white hair was arranged in seemly order, and his hands lay upon the coverlet as if he had finished something.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
She turned and saw the moonlight streaming in at the window, and lying like a silver coverlet upon the floor.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He was silent for a full minute while the girl in the bed plucked at the coverlet and eyed first him and then Greenleaf.
The Winning Clue|James Hay, Jr.

He doubled his cloak, that by rolling himself up in it, it might serve the purposes both of a bed and of a coverlet.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for coverlet

coverlet

/ (ˈkʌvəlɪt) /

noun

another word for bedspread

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