Definition of "coverlets" []

• Plural form of coverlet. (noun)

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• "The mattresses and pillows were made of flour bags, -- the miller's brands still on them, -- stuffed with straw, and the coverlets were a pair of gray army blankets, with "U.S. A." plainly marked -- undoubtedly the plunder of some rascally quartermaster who was bent on making his residence on the frontier pay him handsomely, even if he had to cheat the government."
• "“Why, everyone is making this kind of coverlets just now.”"
• "Today I saw that Anna had brought the Mother and Child various things such as coverlets and swaddling-bands."