Library / English Dictionary

COVERLET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coverlet" is a kind of...):

bed cover; bed covering; bedcover; bedspread; counterpane; spread (decorative cover for a bed)

Derivation:

cover (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)

Credits

 Context examples: 

He fumbled at the embroidered coverlet, trying to take it from the bed, and lay down stiffly—was instantly asleep.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)