Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

coverlid

 - 4 dictionary results

cov⋅er⋅let

[kuhv-er-lit]
–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.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME coverlite < AF cuver-lit bedspread, equiv. to cuver to cover + lit bed < L lectus; akin to lie 2 , lay 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To coverlid
cov·er·let   (kŭv'ər-lĭt)   
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).]
cov·er·lid   (kŭv'ər-lĭd)   
n.  Variant of coverlet.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

coverlet 
1381, perhaps a dim. of cover (n.), but early form coverlite suggests an unrecorded O.Fr. *covre-lit, from covrir "to cover" + lit "bed" (see litter).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see coverlid on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: