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
  • Stay cool all summer long with this breathable cotton quilt from Eddie Bauer.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
  • The last in her four-photo story pictured herself under a quilt, flanked by her two snoozing dogs.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Gingham, one of Elizabeth’s favorite motifs, shows up on the bedspreads and rug.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
  • Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 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 16 Jun. 2026.

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