coverlet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

WordNet

Cov"er*let noun
Etymology
F. couvre-lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See Cover.
Definitions
  1. The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
    Lay her in lilies and in violets . . . And odored sheets and arras coverlets. Spenser.

Webster 1913