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
The coverlet and matching shams create a clean and cohesive look, while the scalloped edge gives the design a decorative finish.
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Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
For this reason, lightweight bedding is a must, and many of us are changing out warmer down comforters and duvets for lighter bedding options such as coverlets or quilts ahead of the warmer months to come.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
In the primary bedroom, a custom bed upholstered in Michael Smith fabric is dressed in a Hollywood at Home coverlet, while vintage floral sconces frame the headboard.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
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Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
For this reason, lightweight bedding is a must, and many of us are changing out warmer down comforters and duvets for lighter bedding options such as coverlets or quilts ahead of the warmer months to come.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
In the primary bedroom, a custom bed upholstered in Michael Smith fabric is dressed in a Hollywood at Home coverlet, while vintage floral sconces frame the headboard.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coverlet
Noun
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Come fall, simply swap your cooling sheets for insulated flannel sheets to enjoy this cushy quilt in every season.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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In 1987, during the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Jones displayed the memorial quilt on the National Mall for the first time, with each panel dedicated to someone who died from the disease.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Made with 100% cotton sateen, opting for this cover will add a polished finish to your bedspread.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
21 June 2025
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The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams to match.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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