coverlet

coverlet
/kuv"euhr lit/, n.
1. Also, coverlid /kuv"euhr lid/. a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread.
2. Archaic. any covering or cover.
[1250-1300; ME coverlite < AF cuver-lit bedspread, equiv. to cuver to COVER + lit bed < L lectus; akin to LIE2, LAY1]

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  • coverlet — [kuv′ər lit] n. [ME coverlite < Anglo Fr covre let < OFr covrir,COVER + lit, bed < L lectus: see LIE1] 1. a bed covering; bedspread 2. any covering …   English World dictionary

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  • coverlet — see everyone stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • coverlet — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of coverlite, from Anglo French coverlit, from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus more at lie Date: 14th century bedspread …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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