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Definitions for coverlet
ˈkʌv ər lɪt; ˈkʌv ər lɪdcov·er·let
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Princeton's WordNet
coverletnoun
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
Wiktionary
coverletnoun
A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Coverletnoun
The outermost of the bedcloaths; that under which all the rest are concealed.
Etymology: couvrelict, French.
Lay her in lillies and in violets,
And silken curtains over her display,
And odour’d sheets, and arras coverlets. Edmund Spenser, Epithal.With silken curtains and gold coverlets,
Therein to shrowd her sumptuous Bellamoure. Fairy Queen.This done, the host produc’d the genial bed,
Which with no costly coverlet they spread. John Dryden, Fables.The difficulties I was in, for want of a house and bed, being forced to lie on the ground, wrapt up in my coverlet. Gulliver’s Travels.
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coverlet
A coverlet is a type of bedding, similar to a quilt or bedspread, that is generally used as a decorative top layer on a bed. It is typically woven or quilted and can be lightweight or heavier, depending on the materials used. In some cases, a coverlet is used in conjunction with a duvet or comforter for added warmth.
Webster Dictionary
Coverletnoun
the uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture
Etymology: [F. couvre-lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See Cover.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Coverlet
kuv′ėr-let, n. a bedcover.—Also Cov′erlid. [Fr. couvrelit, couvre, lit—L. lectum, a bed.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of coverlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of coverlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of coverlet in a Sentence
We magnify the wealthy man, though his parts be never so poor. The poor man we despise, be he never so well qualified. Gold is the coverlet of imperfections. It is the fool?s curtain, which hides all his defects from the world.
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