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
Shoppers are fans of the design and weight of the coverlet.
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Heavier comforters are typically best for those living in colder temperatures, while those who live in hotter conditions, like the South, might prefer a lighter weight down comforter or even a lightweight quilt or coverlet.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Something about that coverlet must have felt important to her about her character.
—Eugenie Dalland, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The coverlet and matching shams create a clean and cohesive look, while the scalloped edge gives the design a decorative finish.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Heavier comforters are typically best for those living in colder temperatures, while those who live in hotter conditions, like the South, might prefer a lighter weight down comforter or even a lightweight quilt or coverlet.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Something about that coverlet must have felt important to her about her character.
—Eugenie Dalland, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
The coverlet and matching shams create a clean and cohesive look, while the scalloped edge gives the design a decorative finish.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coverlet
Noun
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Shoppers raved about the many benefits to owning the quilt.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
Noun
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House cleaners will stop to admire and inspect their own work, fluffing pillows, smoothing bedspreads, etc.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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And not refrained from doing so because they might be spilled on your bedspread?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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 21 Jul. 2025.
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