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.

Other Word Forms

• unquilted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quilted¹

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

Example Sentences

When she ran out of ferns that were real, she invented fictional ferns: the quilted fern, which died down each winter into a soft and cozy clump.

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A quilted tablecloth memorialized the address numbers of all the homes on the street.

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He leans slightly toward his longtime comedy partner, who provides a colorful counterpoint in a quilted zip-front jacket covered in a riot of paisley patterns.

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You see, vatnik originally referred to a quilted cotton jacket, the kind worn by Soviet workers, soldiers and prisoners alike.

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Fabrics are variously folded like origami, appliqued, quilted, embroidered, beaded, gathered, pleated, printed, felted, dyed, etched, lasered and layered.

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