quilt

[ kwilt ]

/ kwɪlt /

noun

a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.

anything quilted or resembling a quilt.

a bedspread or counterpane, especially a thick one.

Obsolete. a mattress.

verb (used with object)

to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern.

to sew up between pieces of material.

to pad or line with material.

verb (used without object)

to make quilts or quilted work.

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Origin of quilt

1250–1300; Middle English quilte<Old French cuilte<Latin culcita mattress, cushion

OTHER WORDS FROM quilt

quilter, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for quilt

Cox has been quilting for 20 years and her latest book is The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide.
Quilts for Obama|Meg Cox|May 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
About artists and their work Mr. Quilter has, of course, a great deal to say.
Reviews|Oscar Wilde
Mr. Quilter has missed his chance; for he has failed even to make himself the Tupper of Painting.
Reviews|Oscar Wilde
Quilter led off with prodigiously long paper on the Art of Brewing Beer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, May 18th, 1895|Various

Perhaps in telling you that Mrs. Quilter has two nephews, an idle and an industrious one, I have told you enough of the scheme.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914|Various
How closely the lines are drawn depends wholly upon the ambition and diligence of the quilter.
Quilts|Marie D. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for quilt

quilt

/ (kwɪlt) /

noun

a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams

a bedspread or counterpane

anything quilted or resembling a quilt

verb (tr)

to stitch together (two pieces of fabric) with (a thick padding or lining) between themto quilt cotton and wool

to create (a garment, covering, etc) in this way

to pad with material

Australian informal to strike; clout

Derived forms of quilt

quilter, noun

Word Origin for quilt

C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding

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