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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)
5.
to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern.
6.
to sew up between pieces of material.
7.
to pad or line with material.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to make quilts or quilted work.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English quilte < Old French cuilte < Latin culcita mattress, cushion
1250–1300; Middle English quilte < Old French cuilte < Latin culcita mattress, cushion
Related forms
quilt·er, noun
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quilt (kwɪlt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to stitch together (two pieces of fabric) with (a thick padding or lining) between them: to quilt cotton and wool |
| 5. | to create (a garment, covering, etc) in this way |
| 6. | to pad with material |
| 7. | informal (Austral) to strike; clout |
| [C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding] | |
| 'quilter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
quilt
c.1300, "mattress with soft lining," from Anglo-Fr. quilte, O.Fr. cuilte "quilt, mattress" (12c.), from L. culcita "mattress," of unknown origin. Sense of "thick outer bed covering" is first recorded 1596. The verb is 1555, from the noun.
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Example sentences
Students will be more engaged when their quilt has a purpose.
It was a crazy quilt of multicolored blocks, with lines radiating in all directions.
Every society has been tantalized by the great loom of the sky with its flowing quilt of stars.
It is within walking distance of the town's craft, furniture, and quilt shops.
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