Definition of quilt
1a : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designsb : patchwork quilt 1
2 : something that is quilted or resembles a quilt a quilt of houses and parks
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The other half: deep-fried Oreos, more than 60 carnival rides and games, fierce pie and quilt competitions, and concerts from the likes of the Band Perry and Colbie Caillat.
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MORE FROM L.A.’S GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS: Her quilts are made of 16-mm film.
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Besides going through the books, the club also participates in philanthropic work like making a quilt with the local Girl Scout troupe.
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When Allison is pregnant and working from her couch, the pattern on the quilt was the chemical structure of the drug RU486.
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The other half: deep-fried Oreos, more than 60 carnival rides and games, fierce pie and quilt competitions, and concerts from the likes of the Band Perry and Colbie Caillat.
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Wendell George Brown’s strange, compelling quilts featuring black families, schoolchildren and churchgoers speak to the power of groups in the face of isolation, whether due to race, gender or poverty.
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Greg Climer’s mixed media quilts of gay porn scenes are best viewed on a smartphone screen.
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Kathleen Warren, a Deerfield resident whose quilts were displayed as part of the program in the past, now sits on the commission.
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Origin and Etymology of quilt
Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress
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Definition of quilt
transitive verb
1a : to fill, pad, or line like a quiltb (1) : to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts (2) : to stitch (designs) through layers of clothc : 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
quilter
nounRecent Examples of quilt from the Web
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His wife, Judy, is also active in the church and is also a member of the Prayers and Squares quilting group and the Back Country Quilters.
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Saturday, June 24 7 p.m.-midnight Studio How-To in Cleveland Heights is a new 2,800-square-foot space for events and crafting workshops such as knitting, leather working, quilting and block printing.
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Quilting club Bring your own project and join the sewing circle.
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The focus of June 10 was quilting and the fiber arts.
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In preparation for Alabama's bicentennial celebration, folklorists will conduct archival research and fieldwork about the state's musical traditions and quilting heritage.
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From abstracts to portraits and landscapes, this museum promotes quilting as a form of art.
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A former Rio Grande outdoor guide named Cynta de Narvaez, wishing to help Boquillas residents find a way to survive without the hospitality industry, began teaching some of the women in the village to quilt.
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Twice a year, Jeannie Neldner and her friends head up to Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop in Menasha for their quilting retreat.
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First Known Use of quilt
1555
QUILT Defined for English Language Learners
quilt
playDefinition of quilt for English Language Learners
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: a bed cover with stitched designs that is made of two layers of cloth filled with wool, cotton, or soft feathers
QUILT Defined for Kids
Definition of quilt for Students
: a bed cover made of two layers of cloth with a filling of wool, cotton, or down held together by patterned stitching
Definition of quilt for Students
quilted
;quilting
: to stitch or sew together as in making a quilt
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