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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There’s a scene with a delicate lace coverlet on a bed that I’m thinking of, where Cécile’s dad, played by Claes Bang, and Chloë are making a bed together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025
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
The ’80s-era coverlet set in motion an idea Jamieson had been mulling over for some time: sewing a single spray of flowers onto T-shirts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
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
The woman pointed at a house that fronted onto the courtyard, then drew a stained coverlet from the tub at her feet.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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