Coverlet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“to cover”) + lit (“bed”). Cognate with Catalan cobrellit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coverlet (plural coverlets)
- A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 152:
- Year after year unto her feet,
She lying on her couch alone,
Across the purpled coverlet,
The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […]
Translations[edit]
blanket used as a bed covering
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