quiltingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈkwɪltɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪltɪŋ/

Forms: 1500s quiltinge, 1500s quylting, 1500s– quilting, 1800s quiltin (English regional (Cumberland)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quilt v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < quilt v.¹ (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or process of quilt v.¹ (in various senses); (also, occasionally) an instance of this.

ΚΠ

a1542 in F. Palliser Hist. Lace (1865) 428 The perfect knowledge of seamstry, quiltinge and brodry worke.

1585 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 266 Payd..for the quilting of iij wastcotes.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Abborracciaménto A stuffing, or quilting.

1672 T. Henshaw Let. 12 Dec. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 353 Ye coverlet is made like a sack or bagge for they say it [sc. eider down] will not endure quilting for that currupts it.

1716 Boston News-let. 20 Aug. 2/2 (advt.) At the House..are all sorts of Millinary Works done;..flowering of Muslin, making of furbelow'd Scarffs, and Quilting.

1765 N.Y. Mercury 6 May 3/3 (advt.) Mrs. Carroll proposes teaching young Ladies plain Work, Samplars, French Quilting, Knoting for Bed Quilts or Toilets, [etc.].

1850 H. Melville White-jacket i. 11 I..had completed my quiltings, the paint-pots were banned, and put under strict lock and key.

1901 A. H. Rice Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch (1907) i. 21 Ma use' to say livin' was like quiltin'—you orter keep the peace an' do 'way with the scraps.

1990 Kitchen July–Aug. (Suppl.) 16/1 Quilting provided an important artistic voice for women, demonstrating a highly-valued ability to create something beautiful out of a basket of old scraps.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 2 Dec. 43 New Yorkers are turning to the granny-esque craft of quilting as a way to unwind.

2. Quilted material, quilted work; an instance of this. Also: material used for making a quilt; cloth with a diagonal pattern suggestive of a quilt.In quot. 1867: a waterproof layer around a container, made by quilting the container with cord. Cf. quilt v.¹ 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > quilted work

quilting1616

pourpointerie1869

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for quilts

quilting1616

quilt1653

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other

tapeta900

tapisa1513

quilting1616

pompadour1758

crossover1795

diamantine1832

chiné1841

nail head1892

floral1897

Paisley1898

basket weave1925

pareu cloth1972

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. i, in Wks. I. 539 Is the lock oyld, and the hinges, to day?.. And the quilting of the staires no where worne out, and bare?

1618 B. Holyday Texnogamia iv. iv. sig. K2^v The quilting of Aiax shield was but a thin Cheu'rill to it.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 387 Fine Indian quilting embrodier'd with Gold.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. viii. 151 He..sent some of his Men down into my Closet, from whence (as I afterwards found) they drew up all my Goods, and stripped off the Quilting.

1762 I. Bickerstaff Love in Village (1765) iii. iv. 60 Four counterpanes in Marsailles quilting.

1820 J. Clare Let. 11 May (1985) 68 Ye held yer quiltings to yer knee & crosst the brook for water flowers.

a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle (1874) i. 244 Quilting from Cortona warm and tough.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket xxv. 122 With its quiltings, the jacket was stuffed out about the breasts like a Christmas turkey.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Quilting, a kind of coating formed of sinnet, strands of rope, &c., outside any vessel containing water.

1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxi. 519 She paused to..scuff her feet deeper into the strip of old quilting wrapped about them.

1978 N. Jones Embroidery 7/1 As a protection, quilting—padding secured by stitching—was used, in two ways.

3. Chiefly North American. A quilting party (see quilting party at Compounds 2). Also (occasionally) as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity

apple paring1656

house raising1704

quilting1768

bee1769

sing-song1769

reading party1781

rocking1786

cotton-picking1795

rolling1819

picking bee1828

candy pulling1834

candy pull1845

taffy-join1854

barn-raising1856

taffy pulling1863

coffee shop1880

log-rolling1883

taffy pull1883

petting party1920

play date1975

1768 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1877) XIV. 260 Quilting at my house.

1770 J. Parker Diary 22 Feb. in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1915) LXIX. 10 Naby went to Mr Wildes to Quilting.

1819 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 108 Now, lasses: aw thrang at our quiltin.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 58 She returned however to the quilting and Peters..to the study of Mr. Harwood.

1896 J. L. Gourlay Hist. Ottawa Valley 12 They used to have quiltings too in these primitive times.

1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxii. 228 The Ladies' Aid is going to have their quilting at Ingleside.

1956 Frederick (Maryland) Post 3 Apr. 12/2 Miss Jennie Bussard..was able to attend the quilting when court was recessed.

1975 Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio) 20 Mar. 15/6 [She] had 2 quiltings last week and will have another one this week.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

quilting needle n.

ΚΠ

1869 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Sept. 3/4 (advt.) Black and white elastic. Saddler's quilting needles.

1943 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 4 Jan. 5/2 Each member is asked to bring quilting needle and thimble.

2003 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 21 June e6 She made her first quilt with appliqued butterflies in each square without the luxury of proper quilting needles.

quilting seam n.

ΚΠ

1862 Sci. Amer. 17 May 317/1 I claim the formation of a quilting seam or seams within those used for holding the vamp.

1938 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 23 Aug. 13/ Gold berets with semi-stiff visor edged by two white quilting seams.

2006 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Nov. 16 A knee-length coat with..elongating chevron-shaped quilting seams to flatter curvier shapes.

C2. attributive. Chiefly North American. Designating an entertainment or social gathering organized for the purpose of making a quilt or quilts, as quilting bee, quilting feast, quilting frolic, quilting-match, quilting party, etc. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1750 S. Pierpont Let. 20 May in Hours at Home (1867) 5 419/2 Within doors, it appears in quilting-parties.

1813 M. L. Weems Drunkard's Looking Glass (ed. 2) 5 He does not trouble his head about asking the Fool where he has been, whether at a Funeral or a Wedding..or a Quilting-match.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 54 She gives what is there called a quilting frolick.

1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. vii. 167 The females also have similar meetings called ‘quilting bees’, when many assemble to work for one, in padding or quilting bed coverings or comforters.

1893 Los Angeles Times 26 Nov. 12/6 Each and every pie..placed on the table at one time, at Thanksgiving, or even at quilting feasts.

1897 Longman's Mag. Feb. 330 The quilting party, and other social gatherings for help and good cheer, have long been falling into desuetude.

1934 C. Dennis Down in N.S. 240 If there was ever a quilting-match, there'd always be rappé pie.

1967 D. Vipond Proudly we Speak 243 Quilting parties where as much talking went on as quilting, and of course picnics in the summer were all the recreation needed.

2001 L. Ulrich Age of Homespun viii. 286 The spinning frolics..in the autumn of 1789 may have been spontaneous gatherings like the wool breaks, twisting parties, and quilting bees.

2004 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 20 Oct. Explore the art, craft and history of this popular pastime during a re-created early 19th-century quilting party, and view displays of antique quilts.

C3.

quilting-cotton n. raw cotton prepared for stuffing quilts.

ΚΠ

1878 Bucks County (Pa.) Gaz. 16 May 4/4 (advt.) Knitting Cotton, 4 cts. ball; Quilting Cotton, 10 cts. 1 lb.

1969 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 10 Aug. My mother-in-law folded the blanket in half and used it like quilting cotton between two lengths of..flannel.

1991 R. Moody Little Britches xxii. 179 The list of unbleached muslin, calico, quilting cotton, and other things she had written down on her pad.

quilting day n. North American a day on which a quilting party is held.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity > day of

quilting day1895

1895 Times-Democrat (Lima, Ohio) 24 Dec. The W. R. O. will change their quilting day from Saturday to Friday of this week.

1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxii. 230 The quilting day was more like June than October.

2005 Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S. Dakota) (Nexis) 27 July (Obituaries section) 4 She loved to quilt and enjoyed quilting days at the church.

quilting frame n. a frame on which a counterpane or quilt is stretched during the process of quilting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > quilting > equipment for

quilting frame1571

quilter1895

1571 in E. Roberts & K. Parker Southampton Probate Inventories, 1447–1575 (1992) II. 300 ij quiltinge frames, xvj d.

1739 Pennsylvania Gaz. 15 Nov. 4/1 (advt.) Tenter-hooks of several sizes, fit for Butchers, Skinners, Fullers, and for Quilting-Frames.

1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 824/1 The quilting frames were hung there also.

1977 R. Richardson Discovering Patchwork 5/1 The women..would sit around a quilting frame to quilt the patchwork done during the winter.

2003 Quilter's Newslet. Mag. Jan. 42/2 The lining was then restretched on the quilting frame..and the whole quilt was retied and rebound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quilting
释义	quiltingn.¹ Brit. /ˈkwɪltɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪltɪŋ/ Forms: 1500s quiltinge, 1500s quylting, 1500s– quilting, 1800s quiltin (English regional (Cumberland)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quilt v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < quilt v.¹ (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or process of quilt v.¹ (in various senses); (also, occasionally) an instance of this. ΚΠ a1542 in F. Palliser Hist. Lace (1865) 428 The perfect knowledge of seamstry, quiltinge and brodry worke. 1585 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 266 Payd..for the quilting of iij wastcotes. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Abborracciaménto A stuffing, or quilting. 1672 T. Henshaw Let. 12 Dec. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1973) IX. 353 Ye coverlet is made like a sack or bagge for they say it [sc. eider down] will not endure quilting for that currupts it. 1716 Boston News-let. 20 Aug. 2/2 (advt.) At the House..are all sorts of Millinary Works done;..flowering of Muslin, making of furbelow'd Scarffs, and Quilting. 1765 N.Y. Mercury 6 May 3/3 (advt.) Mrs. Carroll proposes teaching young Ladies plain Work, Samplars, French Quilting, Knoting for Bed Quilts or Toilets, [etc.]. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket i. 11 I..had completed my quiltings, the paint-pots were banned, and put under strict lock and key. 1901 A. H. Rice Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch (1907) i. 21 Ma use' to say livin' was like quiltin'—you orter keep the peace an' do 'way with the scraps. 1990 Kitchen July–Aug. (Suppl.) 16/1 Quilting provided an important artistic voice for women, demonstrating a highly-valued ability to create something beautiful out of a basket of old scraps. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 2 Dec. 43 New Yorkers are turning to the granny-esque craft of quilting as a way to unwind. 2. Quilted material, quilted work; an instance of this. Also: material used for making a quilt; cloth with a diagonal pattern suggestive of a quilt.In quot. 1867: a waterproof layer around a container, made by quilting the container with cord. Cf. quilt v.¹ 4. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > quilted work quilting1616 pourpointerie1869 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for quilts quilting1616 quilt1653 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > other tapeta900 tapisa1513 quilting1616 pompadour1758 crossover1795 diamantine1832 chiné1841 nail head1892 floral1897 Paisley1898 basket weave1925 pareu cloth1972 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne ii. i, in Wks. I. 539 Is the lock oyld, and the hinges, to day?.. And the quilting of the staires no where worne out, and bare? View more context for this quotation 1618 B. Holyday Texnogamia iv. iv. sig. K2^v The quilting of Aiax shield was but a thin Cheu'rill to it. 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 10 Mar. (1965) I. 387 Fine Indian quilting embrodier'd with Gold. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. viii. 151 He..sent some of his Men down into my Closet, from whence (as I afterwards found) they drew up all my Goods, and stripped off the Quilting. 1762 I. Bickerstaff Love in Village (1765) iii. iv. 60 Four counterpanes in Marsailles quilting. 1820 J. Clare Let. 11 May (1985) 68 Ye held yer quiltings to yer knee & crosst the brook for water flowers. a1850 D. G. Rossetti Dante & Circle (1874) i. 244 Quilting from Cortona warm and tough. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket xxv. 122 With its quiltings, the jacket was stuffed out about the breasts like a Christmas turkey. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Quilting, a kind of coating formed of sinnet, strands of rope, &c., outside any vessel containing water. 1936 M. Mitchell Gone with the Wind xxxi. 519 She paused to..scuff her feet deeper into the strip of old quilting wrapped about them. 1978 N. Jones Embroidery 7/1 As a protection, quilting—padding secured by stitching—was used, in two ways. 3. Chiefly North American. A quilting party (see quilting party at Compounds 2). Also (occasionally) as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity apple paring1656 house raising1704 quilting1768 bee1769 sing-song1769 reading party1781 rocking1786 cotton-picking1795 rolling1819 picking bee1828 candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 barn-raising1856 taffy pulling1863 coffee shop1880 log-rolling1883 taffy pull1883 petting party1920 play date1975 1768 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1877) XIV. 260 Quilting at my house. 1770 J. Parker Diary 22 Feb. in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1915) LXIX. 10 Naby went to Mr Wildes to Quilting. 1819 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 108 Now, lasses: aw thrang at our quiltin. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 58 She returned however to the quilting and Peters..to the study of Mr. Harwood. 1896 J. L. Gourlay Hist. Ottawa Valley 12 They used to have quiltings too in these primitive times. 1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxii. 228 The Ladies' Aid is going to have their quilting at Ingleside. 1956 Frederick (Maryland) Post 3 Apr. 12/2 Miss Jennie Bussard..was able to attend the quilting when court was recessed. 1975 Budget (Sugarcreek, Ohio) 20 Mar. 15/6 [She] had 2 quiltings last week and will have another one this week. Compounds C1. General attributive. quilting needle n. ΚΠ 1869 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 30 Sept. 3/4 (advt.) Black and white elastic. Saddler's quilting needles. 1943 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 4 Jan. 5/2 Each member is asked to bring quilting needle and thimble. 2003 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 21 June e6 She made her first quilt with appliqued butterflies in each square without the luxury of proper quilting needles. quilting seam n. ΚΠ 1862 Sci. Amer. 17 May 317/1 I claim the formation of a quilting seam or seams within those used for holding the vamp. 1938 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 23 Aug. 13/ Gold berets with semi-stiff visor edged by two white quilting seams. 2006 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 4 Nov. 16 A knee-length coat with..elongating chevron-shaped quilting seams to flatter curvier shapes. C2. attributive. Chiefly North American. Designating an entertainment or social gathering organized for the purpose of making a quilt or quilts, as quilting bee, quilting feast, quilting frolic, quilting-match, quilting party, etc. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1750 S. Pierpont Let. 20 May in Hours at Home (1867) 5 419/2 Within doors, it appears in quilting-parties. 1813 M. L. Weems Drunkard's Looking Glass (ed. 2) 5 He does not trouble his head about asking the Fool where he has been, whether at a Funeral or a Wedding..or a Quilting-match. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 54 She gives what is there called a quilting frolick. 1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. vii. 167 The females also have similar meetings called ‘quilting bees’, when many assemble to work for one, in padding or quilting bed coverings or comforters. 1893 Los Angeles Times 26 Nov. 12/6 Each and every pie..placed on the table at one time, at Thanksgiving, or even at quilting feasts. 1897 Longman's Mag. Feb. 330 The quilting party, and other social gatherings for help and good cheer, have long been falling into desuetude. 1934 C. Dennis Down in N.S. 240 If there was ever a quilting-match, there'd always be rappé pie. 1967 D. Vipond Proudly we Speak 243 Quilting parties where as much talking went on as quilting, and of course picnics in the summer were all the recreation needed. 2001 L. Ulrich Age of Homespun viii. 286 The spinning frolics..in the autumn of 1789 may have been spontaneous gatherings like the wool breaks, twisting parties, and quilting bees. 2004 Frederick (Maryland) News-Post 20 Oct. Explore the art, craft and history of this popular pastime during a re-created early 19th-century quilting party, and view displays of antique quilts. C3. quilting-cotton n. raw cotton prepared for stuffing quilts. ΚΠ 1878 Bucks County (Pa.) Gaz. 16 May 4/4 (advt.) Knitting Cotton, 4 cts. ball; Quilting Cotton, 10 cts. 1 lb. 1969 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 10 Aug. My mother-in-law folded the blanket in half and used it like quilting cotton between two lengths of..flannel. 1991 R. Moody Little Britches xxii. 179 The list of unbleached muslin, calico, quilting cotton, and other things she had written down on her pad. quilting day n. North American a day on which a quilting party is held. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity > day of quilting day1895 1895 Times-Democrat (Lima, Ohio) 24 Dec. The W. R. O. will change their quilting day from Saturday to Friday of this week. 1939 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside xxxii. 230 The quilting day was more like June than October. 2005 Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S. Dakota) (Nexis) 27 July (Obituaries section) 4 She loved to quilt and enjoyed quilting days at the church. quilting frame n. a frame on which a counterpane or quilt is stretched during the process of quilting. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > quilting > equipment for quilting frame1571 quilter1895 1571 in E. Roberts & K. Parker Southampton Probate Inventories, 1447–1575 (1992) II. 300 ij quiltinge frames, xvj d. 1739 Pennsylvania Gaz. 15 Nov. 4/1 (advt.) Tenter-hooks of several sizes, fit for Butchers, Skinners, Fullers, and for Quilting-Frames. 1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 824/1 The quilting frames were hung there also. 1977 R. Richardson Discovering Patchwork 5/1 The women..would sit around a quilting frame to quilt the patchwork done during the winter. 2003 Quilter's Newslet. Mag. Jan. 42/2 The lining was then restretched on the quilting frame..and the whole quilt was retied and rebound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quiltingn.² Brit. /ˈkwɪltɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkwɪltɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– quilten, 1800s– quiltin, 1800s– quiltin', 1800s– quilting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quilt v.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < quilt v.³ + -ing suffix¹. Now chiefly regional. A flogging, a beating. In extended use (Cricket): †the action of hitting a ball very hard (obsolete). Cf. quilt v.³ ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > beating swingingc1200 beating?c1225 chastising1303 correctionc1386 lashingc1400 scouring1426 Moses' law1482 jerking1552 whipping1566 yarking1573 feaking1600 correct1606 tawing1620 lacing1622 castigation1640 basking1642 verberation1661 strappado1668 the lash1694 flogging1758 whopping1812 quilting1822 blistering1842 whaling1852 nailing1895 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > types of batting blocking1637 quilting1822 defence1825 cutting1827 forward play1828 defensive1832 swiping1833 back-cutting1842 straight play1843 back play1844 sticking1873 leg play1877 off-driving1884 gallery-hitting1888 goose game1899 straight driving1904 stroke-play1905 pad play1906 on-driving1948 stroke-making1956 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 454/1 Give that careless booby a sound quilting that's sleeping with the halliards in his hand. 1866 Baily's Monthly Mag. June 317 What a day's quilting the old Club had, can be imagined when we state that M.C.C. tried eight of their Eleven as bowlers. 1885 Sat. Rev. 20 June 809/2 I will give him such a quilting as will cause him bitterly to remember the consequences. 1980 G. Beer Dust, Sweat & Tears 28 I was promptly set upon by the school's bully and given a proper workover. I sure got a quilting. 2001 C. Chinn & S. Thorne Proper Brummie 137 Quilting, a beating or thrashing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1542n.²1822
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