Coverlid - 4 dictionary results
cov⋅er⋅let
[kuhv-er-lit] 
ər
–noun
| 1. | Also, cov⋅er⋅lid
[kuhv-er-lid] . a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread. |
| 2. | Archaic. any covering or cover. |
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| cov·er·let
(kŭv'ər-lĭt) Pronunciation Key
n. A bedspread. [Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman coverelyth : Old French covrir, to cover; see cover + Old French lit, bed (from Latin lēctus; see legh- in Indo-European roots).] |
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| cov·er·lid
(kŭv'ər-lĭd) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of coverlet. |
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Coverlid
Cov"er*lid\ (-l[i^]d), n. A coverlet. All the coverlid was cloth of gold. --Tennyson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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