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quilts

  • plural
    of quilt.
    quilt
    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.
  • present tense form
    of quilt (3rd person singular).
    quilt
    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.

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"The sheets I laid, the quilts I covered, and the clothes I wore were all covered with piles of patches," said Xu.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

It educates us in many arcane worlds of arts and crafts, quilts, chairs, pickle crocks and other items whose value really can be in the eye of the beholder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In the bottom of a chest of quilts were nestled her collection of mugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The long hallway ends at the laundry room and is lined with her colorful quilts, some of which are mounted on Homasote board, along with weavings and stitched works, which, like her cooking, are improvisational.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025

At last she blew out the light, and slid down under the quilts.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson