quilting

[ kwil-ting ]
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noun
  1. the act of a person who quilts.

  2. material for making quilts.

  1. a heavily padded wrapping, as for fragile cargo.

Origin of quilting

1
First recorded in 1605–15; quilt + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for quilting

quilting

/ (ˈkwɪltɪŋ) /


noun
  1. material used for making a quilt

  2. the act or process of making a quilt

  1. quilted work

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