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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The coverlet felt like it was part of the storytelling too: They’re creating something domestic together, something beautiful, but that is ultimately fragile as well.
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
In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode’s personal textile collection.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2022
Not too cold, an ideal coverlet of snow over the city, plenty of eats … a conspicuous number of khaki clad boys returning to the family circle.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2020
She was wrapped up in her coverlet and sleeping; the blankets barely moved when she took breath.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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