coverlet

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/

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coverlet (plural coverlets)

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

   Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane

   • 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, […]