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[ kwilt ] SHOW IPA
/ kwɪlt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
anything quilted or resembling a quilt.
a bedspread or counterpane, especially a thick one.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern.
to sew up between pieces of material.
to pad or line with material.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to make quilts or quilted work.
Origin of quilt 1250–1300; Middle English
quilte <Old French
cuilte <Latin
culcita mattress, cushion
OTHER WORDS FROM quilt quilter, noun Words nearby quilt quillon, quill pen, quillwork, quillwort, Quilmes, quilt , quilted, quilting, quilting bee, quim, Quimper
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Example sentences from the Web for quilt Brooke fought with the administration at the all-girls school they attended to ensure he didn’t have to wear the quilt uniform or a dress at graduation.
Vote Brooke Pinto for Ward 2 Council | John Guggenmos| October 6, 2020| Washington Blade
Efforts to map reopening around the country end up looking like patchwork quilt s.
10 facts about school reopenings in the Covid-19 pandemic | Anna North| October 1, 2020| Vox
A sample from a cotton quilt with batting also worked very well in the tests as did four layers of silk.
Science offers recipes for homemade coronavirus masks | Kathiann Kowalski| May 14, 2020| Science News For Students
One quilt expert weighed his opinions about the installation.
Infinite Variety: The Quilt Show's Catch-22 | Lizzie Crocker| March 29, 2011| DAILY BEAST
When my mother threatened to give away my baby clothes, I cut them up and made my sister a quilt for her birthday.
How to Write a Winning Ivy League Essay | Kathleen Kingsbury| October 25, 2009| DAILY BEAST
With this flurry of sewing and stuffing, perhaps the 2012 candidates will now know to pursue the quilt vote.
Quilts for Obama | Meg Cox| May 16, 2009| DAILY BEAST
She thinks she recognizes that quilt —she missed one off her clothesline several nights ago.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch | Carroll Watson Rankin
Mrs. Sanders took me into a bedroom and spread a quilt on the floor and I laid down, but not to sleep until far into the night.
A Survivor's Recollections of the Whitman Massacre | Matilda Sager
She said she made that quilt herself, when she was a little girl.
The Wonderful Bed | Gertrude Knevels
Jacob closed the window, and folding the quilt softly over her, went out.
Fashion and Famine | Ann S. Stephens
The thin old hands picked up another, and poured its contents upon the quilt .
Barbara Lynn | Emily J. Jenkinson
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British Dictionary definitions for quilt 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) to stitch together (two pieces of fabric) with (a thick padding or lining) between them to quilt cotton and wool
to create (a garment, covering, etc) in this way
to pad with material
Australian informal to strike; clout
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Derived forms of quilt quilter , noun Word Origin for quilt C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding
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Words related to quilt comforter, bedspread, blanket, patchwork, cover, down, pad, puff, coverlet, counterpane, duvet, eiderdown, pouf, batt