The meaning of Coverlet

noun

A native or inhabitant of afghanistan, or a person of afghan descent.

Usage examples:

Then they said they would stay back and try to help the afghans effect national reconciliation.

adjective

Another term for pashto.

adjective

Belonging to or relating to afghanistan or its people

noun

A bedspread.

Usage examples:

Ellie had hung a few pictures on the walls, brought a bright new bedcover and the room looked more …

noun

A decorative cloth used to cover a bed when it is not in use.

Usage examples:

Use red or green coloured pillow covers and bedspreads in the bedroom.

noun

A cover put on a bed over the sheets and blankets (= covers to keep you warm)

noun

A person or thing that provides consolation.

Usage examples:

He is friend, comforter, and guardian

noun

A bedspread.

Usage examples:

We talk in his room with its single bed, bumpily spread with a candlewick counterpane in a cosy sha…

noun

A bedspread

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a synthetic fibre, used instead of an upper sheet and blankets.

Usage examples:

Use layers of thin blankets rather than duvets or quilts.

noun

A large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed

noun

A quilt filled with down (originally from the eider) or some other soft material.

Usage examples:

She lay in the middle of the big bed, her slender figure - now thinned by her illness - seeming los…

noun

A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.

Usage examples:

Last saturday's airing of the quilts at northampton was a crafty affair, with 250 handmade quilts l…

verb

Join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect.

Usage examples:

We quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching

verb

Punch (someone).

Usage examples:

More than one bloke i've seen joe quilt good and proper

verb

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Usage examples:

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

noun

The fact or process of spreading over an area.

Usage examples:

Warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

verb

Distribute or disperse widely

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air