quilt

¹quilt

noun \ˈkwilt\

Definition of QUILT

1

a : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs

b : patchwork quilt 1

2

: something that is quilted or resembles a quilt <a quilt of houses and parks>

Origin of QUILT

Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought

Rhymes with QUILT

built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, silt, stilt, tilt, wilt

²quilt

verb

Definition of QUILT

transitive verb

1

a : to fill, pad, or line like a quilt

b (1) : to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts (2) : to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth

c : to fasten between two pieces of material

2

: to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between

intransitive verb

1

: to make quilts

2

: to do quilted work

— quilt·er noun

First Known Use of QUILT

1555

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought