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Recent Examples of coverlet
Try styling it with tonal layers: Soft neutrals, an exaggerated lumbar pillow, and a simple coverlet so the stripe reads more like depth than pattern.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Dense mattresses and coverlets of various colors, adorned with all kinds of decorations, lay, lazily stacked, on a bed in a small room.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
In warmer months, a coverlet is light enough to be used as a main bedding layer on top of your bed sheets.
—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
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Dense mattresses and coverlets of various colors, adorned with all kinds of decorations, lay, lazily stacked, on a bed in a small room.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
In warmer months, a coverlet is light enough to be used as a main bedding layer on top of your bed sheets.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coverlet
Noun
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In the living room, a Navajo blanket from Shiprock in Santa Fe hangs above the sofa, and in the bedroom, an antique patchwork chintz quilt covers the bed.—
Anne Hardy,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the diamond quilt pattern and piped edging give it a classic, elevated look.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The grainy technique is particularly visible in Il grand letto azzurro (1965), featured in the Lévy Gorvy Dayan show, where close inspection of the teal bedspread reveals a tan floral pattern made up of non-pigmented sand.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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And in others, the bedspreads and canopies boldly match the drapes and even the wall coverings.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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 28 Apr. 2026.
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