COVERLET

coverlet

(noun) a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coverlet (plural coverlets)

A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.

Source: Wiktionary


Cov"er*let (kv"r-lt), n. Etym: [F. couvre-lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See Cover.]

Definition: The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture. Lay her in lilies and in violets . . . And odored sheets and arras coverlets. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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