Quilt Definition
kwĭlt
quilted, quilting, quilts
noun
quilts
A bedcover made of two layers of cloth filled with down, cotton, wool, etc. and stitched together in lines or patterns to keep the filling in place.
Webster's New World
A thick protective cover similar to or suggestive of a quilt.
American Heritage
Anything used as a quilt.
Webster's New World
Anything quilted or like a quilt.
Webster's New World
verb
quilted, quilting, quilts
To make into a quilt by stitching (layers of fabric) together.
American Heritage
To make or stitch as or like a quilt.
To quilt a potholder.
Webster's New World
To sew up or fasten between two pieces of material.
Webster's New World
To make a quilt or quilts.
Webster's New World
To line or pad with a quiltlike material.
Webster's New World
Origin of Quilt
Middle English quilte from Anglo-Norman from Latin culcita mattress
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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