coverlet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

coverlet
    n 1: a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coverlet \Cov"er*let\ (k?v"?r-l?t), n. [F. couvre-lit; couvrir
   to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See {Cover}.]
   The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.
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         Lay her in lilies and in violets . . .
         And odored sheets and arras coverlets.   --Spenser.
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