Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bedspread.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Originally, any covering for a bed; now, specifically, the outer covering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
blanket used as a bed covering, usuallyquilted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She had no longer a bed; a rag which she called her coverlet, a mattress on the floor, and a seatless chair still remained.
Les Miserables 2008
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She had no longer a bed; a rag which she called her coverlet, a mattress on the floor, and a seatless chair still remained.
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She had no longer a bed; a rag which she called her coverlet, a mattress on the floor, and a seatless chair still remained.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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The coverlet is green and it does look good against your skin.
To Call Our Own (13/36) amberfocus 2008
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The coverlet was a dull gold, just lighter than the walls; the frame was black, made of intricately patterned wrought iron.
Eclipse Meyer, Stephenie 2007
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The coverlet is a repeating design of green and gray, without lace, and the bed has real sheets.
The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994
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Wryly, he thought that the only thing dry he had for a coverlet was the Dragon's banner; he left it safely buckled inside the saddlebags.
The Great Hunt Jordan, Robert 1990
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His coverlet is the firmament of heaven, the Southern Cross and other constellations, unseen by dwellers in the Northern Hemisphere, seeming to keep watch over him; or in the colder season his poncho, which I have already described.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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The pure woolen blanket is the ideal bed-covering and in various degrees of thickness may serve for all of the bed clothes save the sheets, and the light white coverlet, which is placed over all merely for appearance.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife Marion Mills Miller 1906
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All the lower part of the monarch's person is concealed beneath a coverlet, which is plain, except that it has tassels at the corners and an embroidered border.
john commented on the word coverlet
“He’s a regular guy or as close to regular as any 35-year-old can possibly be who sleeps under a poster of his favorite football star while tucked under a coverlet imprinted with the names of N.F.L. teams.�?
The New York Times, Giants Die-Hard Takes One for the Team, by Manohla Dargis, August 28, 2009
August 29, 2009