Coverlet Definition

kŭvər-lĭt
coverlets
noun
A bed covering; bedspread.
Webster's New World
Any covering.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coverlet

Noun

Singular:
coverlet
Plural:
coverlets

Origin of Coverlet

  • Middle English coverlite from Anglo-Norman coverelyth Old French covrir to cover cover Old French lit bed (from Latin lēctus legh- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“cover”) + lit (“bed”).

    From Wiktionary

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