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Definition of coverlet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coverlet

noun

/ˈkʌvələt/

/ˈkʌvərlət/

(old-fashioned)

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a type of bedspread to cover a bed
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French covrelet, from Old French covrir ‘to cover’ + lit ‘bed’.

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