noun
quilt
KWIHLT
noun
1
A bed covering made of two layers of fabric stitched together with padding in between, often patterned.
"Her grandmother made the quilt by hand over two winters."
"We pulled the quilt up against the cold."
verb
1
To stitch layers of fabric together with padding to make a quilt or quilted item.
"She quilted a small blanket for the new baby."
How to Use Quilt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA padded, stitched bed cover, or the act of sewing such padded layers together.
Common pairings
patchwork quilt
quilt a blanket
Word Forms
quilted past tense, quilts plural, quilts singular
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Etymology
From Old French cuilte, ultimately from Latin culcita, meaning a stuffed mattress or cushion.