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Definition of Bedquilt
1. n. A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
Definition of Bedquilt
1. Noun. A quilt used for spreading over a bed, as the topmost layer of bedclothes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedquilt
1. a quilt for a bed [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedquilt
Literary usage of Bedquilt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Little Folks in Feathers and Fur, and Others in Neither by Olive Thorne Miller, Hildibrand, A. Mesnel, Ecosse, E.P. Dutton (Firm)., J.J. Little & Co (1880)
"It is a. bedquilt, isn't it, if he always spreads it over himself when he goes
to bed ? I think so. ... What I call his bedquilt is really his tail. ..."
2. The Third Reading-book by Eben Harlow Davis (1890)
"What I call his bedquilt is really his tail. A large gray mat it looks like,
large enough to cover him up, and tuck in. Then his nose is half as long as his ..."
3. The ... [first-fourth] Reading-book by Eben Harlow Davis (1890)
"It is a bedquilt, isn't it, if lie always spreads it over himself when he goes
to bed ? I think so. ... What I call his bedquilt is really his tail. ..."
4. A Handy Book of Curious Information: Comprising Strange Happenings in the by William Shepard Walsh (1913)
"It ia in one end of the building, and separated from the next room by a bedquilt,
which you must crawl under to come in or go out. But it is my room, and, ..."
5. What They Say in New England: A Book of Signs, Sayings, and Superstitions by Clifton Johnson (1896)
"Jack didn't say nothin', and when all was quiet he pulled the bedquilt off a
little farther. The bells went tinkle, tinkle, and the giant woke up and called ..."
6. A Glimpse of Andersonville and Other Writings by Francis J. Hosmer (1896)
"There had been a guard stationed at our corner and very near us all the way from
Millen and we had noticed that he had a fine, new bedquilt, and many were ..."
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