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.

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covered-dish supper, covering, covering fire, covering letter, covering power, coverlet, coverley, covermount, covers, coversed sine, covert

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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Examples from the Web for coverlet

I lay on the coverlet that was stretched across the quilting-frame and heard all the gossip of 1799.
Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage
She lifted the big-jointed hand on the coverlet and pressed it softly to her flushed cheek, and he understood.
The Price|Francis Lynde
A harsh-voiced man comes to the bed, and says that he must not lay his hands outside the coverlet.
The Son of a Servant|August Strindberg
Count Gustav looked at her little delicate hand lying on the coverlet, and then at the worn little face.
The Beth Book|Sarah Grand

One small hand lay on the coverlet; she dared not touch it for fear of waking him—but she laid her cheek close to it for comfort.
The Street of Seven Stars|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for coverlet

coverlet

/ (ˈkʌvəlɪt) /

noun

another word for bedspread

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