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cov|er|let — «KUHV uhr liht», noun. 1. an outer covering for a bed; bedspread. 2. any covering. ╂[Mile English coverlite, apparently < Old French covrir (see etym. under cover) (Cf. ↑cover) + lit bed < Latin lectus] … Useful english dictionary
cov — cov·en; cov·e·nan·tal; cov·e·nan·tee; cov·e·nan·tor; cov·er·age; cov·er·chief; cov·er·er; cov·er·less; cov·er·let; cov·er·lid; cov·er·ture; cov·et; cov·et·able; cov·et·ing·ly; cov·e·tive·ness; cov·e·tous; cov·e·tous·ly; cov·e·tous·ness; cov·in;… … English syllables
coverlet — cov·er·let … English syllables
covering letter — cov′ering let′ter or cov′er let ter n. a letter that accompanies another letter, a package, or the like, to explain, inform, etc … From formal English to slang
coverlet — cov•er•let [[t]ˈkʌv ər lɪt[/t]] n. a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow; bedspread. Also, cov•er•lid [[t]ˈkʌv ər lɪd[/t]] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME coverlite < AF cuver lit= OF covrir to cover +lit bed (< L lectus) … From formal English to slang
coverlet — cov|er|let [ˈkʌvəlıt US vər ] n old fashioned [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: coverelyth, from Old French covrir ( COVER1) + lit bed ] a cloth cover for a bed = ↑bedspread … Dictionary of contemporary English
coverlet — cov|er|let [ kʌvərlət ] noun count a cover that you put over the other covers on a bed: BEDSPREAD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Coverlet — Cov er*let (k?v ?r l?t), n. [F. couvre lit; couvrir to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See {Cover}.] The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture. [1913 Webster] Lay her in lilies and in violets . . . And odored sheets and arras… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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