/ ˈkʌvələt; NAmE -vərl-/ noun
( old-fashioned ) a type of bedspread to cover a bed
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French covrelet , from Old French covrir to cover + lit bed.
/ ˈkʌvələt; NAmE -vərl-/ noun
( old-fashioned ) a type of bedspread to cover a bed
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French covrelet , from Old French covrir to cover + lit bed.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005