coverletn.

/ˈkʌvəlɪt/

Forms: Middle English couerlite, coverlite, coverlyt(e, coverlyth, cowyrlythe, curlet, keuerlit, keuerlyte, keweferlyte, kever-, koverlet, Middle English–1500s couerlet(t(e, 1500s couerlyght, couverlet, keuerlette, 1500s–1600s coverlett, Middle English– coverlet.

Etymology: The early form coverlite appears to represent an Old French *covre-lit ( < covrir to cover + lit bed). Examples of coverlit , coverlet occur in 14th cent. Anglo-Norman; but these may be from English. (Modern French couvre-lit is a neologism, suggested perhaps in part by English coverlet .) The variants in -let , -light , -led , -lid (see coverlid n.), etc., show that at an early date the composition of the word was unknown. With curlet compare also cure v.²

1. The uppermost covering of a bed; a counterpane, quilt.

ΘΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover

coverture?c1225

chalon1301

coverlet1382

coverlida1400

quiltpointc1400

pane1405

counterpointa1475

liggera1483

happing1503

counterpane1626

palampore1676

spread1750

duvet1759

mata1894

suggan1907

eiderdown1950

1381 Will of C'tess of March in Nicholls Royal Wills (1780) 100 Un coverlet de worstede pur mesme le lit, vn couertour de bleu, etc.

1399 Will of C'tess of Gloucester in Nicholls Royal Wills (1780) 181 Item, un lit..ove..testers, coverlitz, curtyns, et tapitz, qe a eux appertient.]

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 2 Kings viii. 15 He toke an coverlyte..and spradde upon his face.1395 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 4 A keuerlet of red sendel ypouthered with Cheuerons.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 11239 Was þar no pride [of] couerlite [Vesp. couerled, c1460 Laud Coverlite], Chamber, curtain, ne tapite.c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xl. 160 Bitwene hir shete and hir couerlyte of hir bede.1493 Act. Dom. Conc. 315 (Jam.) Twa fedder beddis, a doble curlet of sey.1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 116 A couerlyght with fflowre delyce.c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. N v All the clothys, & couerlet.1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1682) v. 200 Neither have they any bed-cloths, save only a coverlet above them.1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 152 Its remarkably light, elastic, and warm qualities, make it [sc. eider down] highly esteemed as a stuffing for coverlets.1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xx. 405 A present of a quilted coverlet.

a. transferred. A covering of any kind; a cover.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering

wrielsc825

coverc1320

hillingc1325

eyelida1382

covering1382

casea1398

coverta1400

tegumentc1440

hacklea1450

coverturec1450

housingc1450

deck1466

heeler1495

housera1522

coverlet1551

shrouda1561

kever1570

vele1580

periwig1589

hap1593

opercle1598

integument?1611

blanketa1616

cask1646

operiment1650

coverlid1654

tegment1656

shell?1677

muff1687

operculum1738

tegmen1807

1551 Bible (Matthew's) 2 Sam. xvii. 19 The wyfe toke and spread a couerlet [ Coverdale, couerynge; so 1611] on the top of the well and strawed thereon.. barley.

1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 90 The Nets, are cover'd for avoiding the Rain with dry Coverlets made of Palm leaves.

1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 246 Ten polish'd Chariots..veil'd in spacious Coverlets.

1745 J. Mitchell in Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 104 Perhaps the inner Epidermis itself may appear thro' its outer porous Coverlet.

1825 Beverley Lighting Act ii. 20 Any blind, shade, coverlet or awning..before any shop.

b. figurative (from 1, 2.)

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun]

shadowc1200

blindfolding?c1225

coverturec1374

hiding1382

veilc1384

palliation?c1425

covert1574

panoply1576

hoodwink1577

mask1597

cover1600

screena1616

pretexture1618

purdah1621

subterfuge1621

tecture1624

coverlet1628

domino1836

face shield1842

concealment1847

protective colouring1873

camouflage1885

protective coloration1892

smokescreen1926

cover-up1927

scrim1942

marzipan1945

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxiv. sig. O5^v Gold is the only Couerlet of imperfections.

1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iv. i. 29 Under the Coverlet of Religion.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 50 Over the slopes..was spread a coverlet of shining snow.

Compounds

coverlet-maker n.

1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 273 The Sieur Veron, coverlet maker.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	coverlet
释义	coverletn. /ˈkʌvəlɪt/ Forms: Middle English couerlite, coverlite, coverlyt(e, coverlyth, cowyrlythe, curlet, keuerlit, keuerlyte, keweferlyte, kever-, koverlet, Middle English–1500s couerlet(t(e, 1500s couerlyght, couverlet, keuerlette, 1500s–1600s coverlett, Middle English– coverlet. Etymology: The early form coverlite appears to represent an Old French covre-lit ( < covrir* to cover + lit bed). Examples of coverlit , coverlet occur in 14th cent. Anglo-Norman; but these may be from English. (Modern French couvre-lit is a neologism, suggested perhaps in part by English coverlet .) The variants in -let , -light , -led , -lid (see coverlid n.), etc., show that at an early date the composition of the word was unknown. With curlet compare also cure v.² 1. The uppermost covering of a bed; a counterpane, quilt. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover coverture?c1225 chalon1301 coverlet1382 coverlida1400 quiltpointc1400 pane1405 counterpointa1475 liggera1483 happing1503 counterpane1626 palampore1676 spread1750 duvet1759 mata1894 suggan1907 eiderdown1950 1381 Will of C'tess of March in Nicholls Royal Wills (1780) 100 Un coverlet de worstede pur mesme le lit, vn couertour de bleu, etc. 1399 Will of C'tess of Gloucester in Nicholls Royal Wills (1780) 181 Item, un lit..ove..testers, coverlitz, curtyns, et tapitz, qe a eux appertient.] 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 2 Kings viii. 15 He toke an coverlyte..and spradde upon his face.1395 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 4 A keuerlet of red sendel ypouthered with Cheuerons.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 11239 Was þar no pride [of] couerlite [Vesp. couerled, c1460 Laud Coverlite], Chamber, curtain, ne tapite.c1440 Gesta Romanorum (Harl.) xl. 160 Bitwene hir shete and hir couerlyte of hir bede.1493 Act. Dom. Conc. 315 (Jam.) Twa fedder beddis, a doble curlet of sey.1522 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 116 A couerlyght with fflowre delyce.c1530 A. Barclay Egloges iii. sig. N v All the clothys, & couerlet.1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. (1682) v. 200 Neither have they any bed-cloths, save only a coverlet above them.1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. ii. 152 Its remarkably light, elastic, and warm qualities, make it [sc. eider down] highly esteemed as a stuffing for coverlets.1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xx. 405 A present of a quilted coverlet. 2. a. transferred. A covering of any kind; a cover. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering wrielsc825 coverc1320 hillingc1325 eyelida1382 covering1382 casea1398 coverta1400 tegumentc1440 hacklea1450 coverturec1450 housingc1450 deck1466 heeler1495 housera1522 coverlet1551 shrouda1561 kever1570 vele1580 periwig1589 hap1593 opercle1598 integument?1611 blanketa1616 cask1646 operiment1650 coverlid1654 tegment1656 shell?1677 muff1687 operculum1738 tegmen1807 1551 Bible (Matthew's) 2 Sam. xvii. 19 The wyfe toke and spread a couerlet [ Coverdale, couerynge; so 1611] on the top of the well and strawed thereon.. barley. 1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 90 The Nets, are cover'd for avoiding the Rain with dry Coverlets made of Palm leaves. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 246 Ten polish'd Chariots..veil'd in spacious Coverlets. 1745 J. Mitchell in Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 104 Perhaps the inner Epidermis itself may appear thro' its outer porous Coverlet. 1825 Beverley Lighting Act ii. 20 Any blind, shade, coverlet or awning..before any shop. b. figurative (from 1, 2.) ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] shadowc1200 blindfolding?c1225 coverturec1374 hiding1382 veilc1384 palliation?c1425 covert1574 panoply1576 hoodwink1577 mask1597 cover1600 screena1616 pretexture1618 purdah1621 subterfuge1621 tecture1624 coverlet1628 domino1836 face shield1842 concealment1847 protective colouring1873 camouflage1885 protective coloration1892 smokescreen1926 cover-up1927 scrim1942 marzipan1945 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxxiv. sig. O5^v Gold is the only Couerlet of imperfections. 1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour iv. i. 29 Under the Coverlet of Religion. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vii. 50 Over the slopes..was spread a coverlet of shining snow. Compounds coverlet-maker n. Π 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. 273 The Sieur Veron, coverlet maker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1382
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