Dictionary

coverlet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
   • Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, quilt
   • The wintering grasses smoldered with a reddish-browh hue, similar to the patches on the bird's coverlet feathers. 2021, Peter Cavanagh, “9. Cranes”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 218:
   • Year after year unto her feet, She lying on her couch alone, Across the purpled coverlet, The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […] 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 152:

Forms

Synonyms

bedcover · quilt · bedspread · counterpane

Translations (24)

la lodix (blanket used as a bed covering) · gl cobertor (blanket used as a bed covering) · ru покрыва́ло (blanket used as a bed covering) · grc ῥῆγος (blanket used as a bed covering) · gd brat-leapa (blanket used as a bed covering) · ja 掛け布団 (blanket used as a bed covering) · cmn 衾 (blanket used as a bed covering) · la cadurcum (blanket used as a bed covering) · fi päiväpeitto (blanket used as a bed covering) · acx جوزري (blanket used as a bed covering) · pl kapa (blanket used as a bed covering) · bg кувертюра (blanket used as a bed covering) · ga cuilt (blanket used as a bed covering) · mn хөнжил (blanket used as a bed covering) · gd cuibhrig (blanket used as a bed covering) · hu ágytakaró (blanket used as a bed covering) · fr couvre-lit (blanket used as a bed covering) · kw kywlet (blanket used as a bed covering) · es cobertor (blanket used as a bed covering) · pl narzuta (blanket used as a bed covering) · de Tagesdecke (blanket used as a bed covering) · cmn 被單 /被单 (blanket used as a bed covering) · la strātum (blanket used as a bed covering) · cmn 床單 /床单 (blanket used as a bed covering)