quilt
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman quilte, from Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.
Pronunciation
Noun
quilt (plural quilts)
- A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
- My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.
- A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
- A quilted skirt worn by women.
Derived terms
Translations
bed covering
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Verb
quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
- To construct a quilt.
- To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
- 1648, Robert Herrick, “Corinna’s Going a Maying”, in Hesperides, or The VVorks both Humane & Divine, London: Printed for John Williams, and Francis Eglesfield, […], →OCLC; republished in The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick, London: William Pickering, […], 1825, →OCLC, pages 91–92:
- Get up, get up for shame, the blooming morne / Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. / See how Aurora throwes her faire / Fresh-quilted colours through the aire; / Get up, sweet slug-a-bed, and see / The dew bespangling herbe and tree.
Derived terms
Translations
to construct a quilt
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to construct something else with quilting technique
See also
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