Also, cov⋅er⋅lid /ˈkʌvərlɪd/Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhv-er-lid]Show IPA.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 lie2, lay1
[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).]