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A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, quilt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, quilt
Antonyms: none provided
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread
From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“to cover”) + lit (“bed”). Cognate with Catalan cobrellit.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
кувертюра
(kuvertjura)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Chinese Mandarin:
被單 /被单
(bèidān)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Chinese Mandarin:
床單 /床单
(chuángdān)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Chinese Mandarin:
衾
(qīn)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Cornish:
kywlet
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Finnish:
päiväpeitto
— blanket used as a bed covering
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French:
couvre-lit
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Galician:
cobertor
— blanket used as a bed covering
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German:
Tagesdecke
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Ancient Greek:
ῥῆγος
(rhêgos)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Hungarian:
ágytakaró
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Irish:
cuilt
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Japanese:
掛け布団
(kakebuton)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Latin:
strātum
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Latin:
lodix
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Latin:
cadurcum
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Mongolian:
хөнжил
(xönžil)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Polish:
narzuta
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Polish:
kapa
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Russian:
покрыва́ло
(pokryválo)
— blanket used as a bed covering
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Spanish:
cobertor
— blanket used as a bed covering