bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets
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The results may look deceptively simple—bed sheets, pillow shams, the occasional coverlet—but engrained in those thread counts are hundreds of years spent honing techniques and generations of families honoring lofty traditions.—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026 Throw blankets and coverlets add style and flexibility to any room.—Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 As quality sheets become more colorful and more accessibly priced, people want to show them off, alongside elegant duvets or coverlets.—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026 Layering pieces like a coverlet or cozy blanket with a fluffy poly fiber fill can help create a cloud-like final layer.—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coverlet
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Etymology
Middle English, alteration of coverlite, from Anglo-French coverlit, from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus — more at lie