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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Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet, squirmed in his bassinet and yawned.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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
He recommends using the feminine florals as a bed coverlet, headboard upholstery or shower curtain.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2021
When not moonstruck, the darkness itself is the draw, a coverlet silencing the day’s concerns, yet granting permission for thoughts to drift forever out into space – while remembering to yell “Car up!”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2019
Her set and splinted arm lay on her stomach, but her right arm lay on top of the coverlet, the fingers curled like a nest.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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