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quilt

[ kwilt ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. anything quilted or resembling a quilt.
  3. a bedspread or counterpane, especially a thick one.
  4. Obsolete. a mattress.


verb (used with object)

  1. to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern.
  2. to sew up between pieces of material.
  3. to pad or line with material.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make quilts or quilted work.

quilt

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noun

  1. a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams
  2. a bedspread or counterpane
  3. anything quilted or resembling a quilt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to stitch together (two pieces of fabric) with (a thick padding or lining) between them

    to quilt cotton and wool

  2. to create (a garment, covering, etc) in this way
  3. to pad with material
  4. informal.
    to strike; clout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܾٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܾİ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quilt1

1250–1300; Middle English quilte < Old French cuilte < Latin culcita mattress, cushion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quilt1

C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding
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You see, vatnik originally referred to a quilted cotton jacket, the kind worn by Soviet workers, soldiers and prisoners alike.

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These tours are all about gardens, works of art that mesh unusual flowers, shrubs and trees into elaborate quilts of fragrance, comfort and color.

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What emerges is a kind of patchwork quilt of food rules, stitched together from distant traditions, yet somehow never quite fitting.

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Ighanian, wearing one of her hand-appliqued sweatshirts, has received quilt donations from around the country as well as the United Kingdom.

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Suay makes a beautiful patchwork quilt from recycled materials in a variety of colors.

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