quilt

[ kwilt ]

/ kwɪlt /

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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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How to use quilt in a sentence

A mother who lost her only child turned the T-shirts collected from her daughter’s dorm room into a quilt.
Some objects will remind us of the pandemic long after it’s over|Theresa Vargas|February 17, 2021|Washington Post
Trachtman began her recent work with an assignment to make a quilt from unconventional substances.
In the galleries: Rejuvenating the obsolete into unconventional art|Mark Jenkins|February 12, 2021|Washington Post
The patchwork quilt of lakes and forests that stretches for roughly 150 miles from Lake Superior to Voyageurs National Park is referred to as the Boundary Waters and is a popular retreat for canoe campers and anglers.
Staring Down Fear in Voyageurs National Park|Emily Pennington|January 28, 2021|Outside Online
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

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
Mademoiselle Giraud was a quilter, and sometimes worked at Madam Galley's, which procured her free admission to the house.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
Mr. Quilter has missed his chance; for he has failed even to make himself the Tupper of Painting.
Reviews|Oscar Wilde
We lined the grave with flowers and olive, and Colonel Quilter laid an olive wreath on the coffin.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley
Mr Harry Quilter is a traveller who finds the Gothic towns more than ordinarily depressing, by reason of their monotony.
Old Continental Towns|Walter M. Gallichan

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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