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
Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
What is the difference between a coverlet and a quilt?
Coverlets and quilts have similar qualities, so they can sometimes be easily confused.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Thick duvets and cozy coverlets add comfort, and throw pillows bring in color and pattern.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
What is the difference between a coverlet and a quilt?
Coverlets and quilts have similar qualities, so they can sometimes be easily confused.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Thick duvets and cozy coverlets add comfort, and throw pillows bring in color and pattern.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coverlet
Noun
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From breezy comforters to quilts, Parachute Home has an extensive line of all-natural essentials that have established their reputation as an authority in organic bedding and a favorite brand of ours.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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American women have long used quilts to send messages to lawmakers, from abolitionists and suffragettes to the AIDS Memorial quilt.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Read on to discover the best linen spray options to freshen your bedspread, wow overnight visitors, or even use to perk up your wardrobe staples pre-laundry day.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2025
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This lightweight bedspread has a classic quilt design.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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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 22 May. 2025.
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