Meanings
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noun
dated or archaic: a quilted coverlet used as the top covering on a bed
She folded the faded bedquilt and placed it at the foot of the bed.
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bedquilts
Etymology
A transparent compound of bed + quilt, recorded since the eighteenth century. Modern English usually uses quilt, coverlet, or bedspread instead.