Definition of coverletnext
as in quilt
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets

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Recent Examples of coverlet This coverlet features a matelassé weave in eight soft hues, adding warmth and lavish heft to any bedscape. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 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 Tapestries, woven coverlets, quilts, tablecloths, curtains ... there's nothing like vintage fiber pieces to bring a sense of softness to your home. Melissa Breyer, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coverlet
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Noun
  • This three-piece Tommy Bahama quilt set delivers snuggly but cooling comfort, as it’s made from 100 percent cotton.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And a lot of my favorite squares and pieces of that quilt were made by Black people and people from the diaspora.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The brand has become well-loved for its inexpensive homeware options, including great bedspreads.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For an Eclectic Aesthetic ABC Carpet & Home has an array of maximalist-meets-eclectic quilts and coverlets in its collection of bedspreads.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
    Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
  • The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.
    Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013

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“Coverlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coverlet. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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