coverlet
part of speech
noun (coverlet, coverlets)
meaning for a pupil
A coverlet is the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep you warm. tree →
sense in the lessons
in fairy tales a fine coverlet, often silk, lies over a prince's or princess's bed; a hero may lift it or pull it aside.
examples
- The prince lay with his face half hidden by the coverlet. tree →
- He lifted the silk coverlet and looked underneath. tree →
- She pulled the coverlet up to her chin. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
- She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Trees and pragmatics
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