Definition of coverlet
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Examples of coverlet in a Sentence
bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets
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The oysters Rockefeller was another sumptuous appetizer, with six plump bivalves happily buried beneath a coverlet of spinach and buttery sauce.
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The crowdfunding campaign has raised $3.5 million with 15 days to go, but now, a thorn: Health news site STAT started nosing around the $279 gray coverlet's bid to be something of a cure-all and found the science behind its assertions to be lacking.
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Origin and Etymology of coverlet
Middle English, alteration of coverlite, from Anglo-French coverlit, from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus — more at lie
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: a decorative cover for a bed
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