bedquilt

American  

[bed-kwilt] / ˈbɛdˌkwɪlt /

noun

1. a quilted coverlet.

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Etymology

Origin of bedquilt

First recorded in 1755–65; bed + quilt

Example Sentences

Leander huddled on the barrel that was farthest from Mrs. Yellett, and wrapped himself in the soaked red bedquilt.

From Judith of the Plains by Manning, Marie

There is also a bedquilt, the pieces sewed together with the fine "over-and-over" stitch, and there are ruffles hemmed with stitches so tiny they scarcely can be distinguished.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted

I sat in the back room that I had made into a temporary kitchen, with a candle, and with a bedquilt around my shoulders.

From The Case of Jennie Brice by Bracker, M. Leone

The iron tower and the gorgeous bedquilt came cumbrously but gracefully pirouetting down the lists, and we tripped lightly up to meet them.

From A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 8. by Twain, Mark

Joel slipped off the gay patched bedquilt, and ran up to his mother, drawing a long breath.

From The Adventures of Joel Pepper by Sidney, Margaret