Word of the Day:
coverlet
What It Means
A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, quilt
Did You Know?
From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“to cover”) + lit (“bed”). Cognate with Catalan cobrellit.
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