Etymology From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“to cover”) + lit (“bed”). Cognate with Catalan cobrellit. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/ Audio (US):(file) Noun coverlet (plural coverlets) A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted. 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 152:Year after year unto her feet, She lying on her couch alone, Across the purpled coverlet, The maiden's jet-black hair has grown, […] Translations blanket used as a bed covering Bulgarian: кувертюра (bg) f (kuvertjura) Chinese: Mandarin: 被單/被单 (zh) (bèidān), 床單/床单 (zh) (chuángdān), 衾 (zh) (qīn) Cornish: kywlet m Finnish: päälipeitto French: couvre-lit (fr) m Galician: cobertor (gl) m German: Tagesdecke (de) f Greek: Ancient: ῥῆγος n (rhêgos) Hungarian: ágytakaró (hu) Japanese: 掛け布団 (ja) (かけぶとん, kakebuton) Latin: strātum n, lodix f, cadurcum n Mongolian: хөнжил (mn) (xönžil) Russian: покрыва́ло (ru) n (pokryválo) Spanish: cobertor m