coverlet
pronunciation
How to pronounce coverlet in British English:
UK [ˈkʌvələt]
How to pronounce coverlet in American English:
US [ˈkʌvərlət]
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- Noun:
- a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
Word Origin
- coverlet (n.)
- c. 1300, perhaps a diminutive of cover (n.), but early form coverlite suggests an unrecorded Old French or folk-etymology *covre-lit, from covrir "to cover" + lit "bed" (see litter (n.)).
Example
- 1. I stretch my hands through the coverlet of night for thee , mother .
- 2. The moment she sees the silk coverlet , she buy it .
- 3. The moment she saw the silk coverlet , she bought it .
- 4. An honest look coverlet many faults .
- 5. Towel , towelling coverlet , cotton product .