coverlet

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Brooke-Taylor both wrote and performed in the sketches, his tour de force being the horrendous Lady Constance de Coverlet, whose piercing screech of "Did somebody call?" became one of the highlights of the show.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2020

"Coverlet dingy and worn, blanket thin, sheets patched and ragged," he said.

From A Little Princess; being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Plate III.—A small portion of a Quilted Coverlet, probably of Sicilian work.

From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Christie, Grace

The Arabs wear a loose Garment called a Hyke, which serves them as a complete Dress by Day, and a Bed and Coverlet by Night.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

See larger image Indo-Chinese Coverlet, supposed to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess