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Webster 1913 Edition


Quilt

Quilt

,
Noun.
[OE.
quilte
, OF.
cuilte
, L.
culcita [GREEK]
bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d
Counterpoint
,
Cushion
.]
Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover.
The beds were covered with magnificent
quilts
.
Arbuthnot.

Quilt

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quilted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Quilting
.]
1.
To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made;
as, to
quilt
a coat
.
Dryden.
2.
To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
3.
To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quilt

QUILT

,
Noun.
[L. culcita.]
A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together; as beds covered with magnificent quilts.

QUILT

, v.t.
1.
To stitch together two pieces of cloth with some soft and warm substance between them; as a quilted bedcover; a quilted coat.
2.
To sew in the manner of a quilt.

Definition 2024


quilt

quilt

English

Noun

quilt (plural quilts)

  1. 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.
  2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
  3. A quilted skirt worn by women.

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Verb

quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)

  1. To construct a quilt.
  2. To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

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