Definition of coverletnext
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 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for coverlet
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Noun
  • For a bedroom update, pick up this reversible Laura Ashley quilt with two patterns for the price of one.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This classic striped quilt instantly boosts the cozy factor of any room.
    Caley Sturgill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Smooth out any wrinkles on the bedspread, fluff the pillows, and clear off the nightstands of any items that may have accumulated the night before.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 2 May. 2026.

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