Coverlet

//ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane"

  2. 2
    a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) wordnet

Synonyms

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afghanbedclothesbedcoverbeddingbedspreadblanket

Example

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"And he said to her: Who art thou? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman."

Etymology

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

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