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
For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Plus, accessories like memory foam toppers, breathable coverlets, and supportive pillows are also discounted.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Plus, accessories like memory foam toppers, breathable coverlets, and supportive pillows are also discounted.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coverlet
Noun
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Cut the fabric into squares and add them to your fabric or quilt stash, or make cozy bedding or a washable cover for a pet bed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some volunteers also get a quilt.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The walls and bedspread are a calming gray-blue.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams to match.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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