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View synonyms for quilted

quilted

[ kwil-tid ]

adjective

  1. resembling a quilt, as in texture, design, stitching, etc.
  2. padded, filled, or stitched in the manner of a quilt.


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Other Words From

  • un·quilted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quilted1

First recorded in 1525–35; quilt + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

For Ms. Ringgold, as her work and many interviews made plain, art and activism were a seamless, if sometimes quilted, whole.

In what little free time they had, they fished and hunted, quilted and kept chickens, tended their gardens, and had children who played with simple toys such as marbles or animals roughly carved from wood.

The piece is one of Ms. Abad’s first trapuntos, a type of stuffed and quilted painting that the artist made her signature.

That work included “The New Black Aesthetic,” a quilted piece dedicated to basketball greats for last year’s N.B.A.

It could be a pile of colorful Versace scarves or a quilted Chanel bag; a diamond Dior watch or gold Verdura cuff links.

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