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Webster 1913 Edition

Coverlet

Cov′er-let

(k?v′?r-l?t)
,
Noun.
[F.
couvre-lit
;
couvrir
to cover +
lit
bed, fr. L.
lectus
bed. See
Cover
.]
The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
Lay her in lilies and in violets . . .
And odored sheets and arras
coverlets
.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coverlet

COVERLET

,
Noun.
[cover, and a bed.] The cover of a bed; a piece of furniture designed to be spread over all the other covering of a bed.

Definition 2024

coverlet

coverlet

English

Noun

coverlet ‎(plural coverlets)

  1. A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir ‎(“to cover”) + lit ‎(“bed”).

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