quilt
[ kwilt ]
/ kwɪlt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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
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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)
Derived forms of quilt
quilter, nounWord Origin for quilt
C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding
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