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noun

Definition of quiltnext
as in comforter

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verb

as in to crochet

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Recent Examples of quilt
Noun
Best Amazon Prime Member-Only Bedding Deals Prime members will love these bedding deals on quilt sets, throw blankets, cooling comforters, and more. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2026 In 2020 the National AIDS Memorial completed a digitization project so that anyone can view the quilt online. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Before there was body doubling, there were quilting bees, Trappist monasteries, and, presumably, colonoscopy-prep parties. — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Freedom quilts with those shapes were sometimes used as maps. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for quilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
  1. comforter
  2. crochet
  3. bedspread
  4. knit
  5. coverlet
  6. embroider
  7. puff
  8. counterpane
Noun
  • The bed is comfortable and cozy, with a Sferra blanket, Egyptian cotton sheets, and down comforter.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The two have slightly different functions (and cleaning routines—here’s how to clean a comforter) but the terms are often, mistakenly, used interchangeably.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of comforter
Verb
  • Charlene Catalano was looking for a ball of green-and-white yarn to crochet this year's winter scarf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Some stylists braid the natural hair, then wrap hair extensions around each braid, while others braid cornrows and crochet the faux locs onto the natural hair with a latch hook.
    — Amira Rasool, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of crochet
Noun
  • Pair it with flowy curtains, plush bedspreads, and neutral furniture.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Household furnishings like clocks and bedspreads sported his designs.
    — BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bedspread
Verb
  • Gerlach’s wife, artist Brody Reiman, created a ceramic pendant cast from an afghan the husband’s grandmother knitted for him.
    — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The ribbed knit is absorbent and quick-drying with a combed cotton material that’s ultra-soft to the touch.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of knit
Noun
  • Smith hung an oversized Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant above a custom teak bed with a speckled bouclé headboard and a drapey saffron velvet coverlet for a tranquil effect.
    — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For the bed itself, comforters, coverlets and sheets from Riley Home can make your bed feel luxurious.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of coverlet
Verb
  • There is also a short evening dress from the 1925 haute couture collection which is embroidered with jet-style beads.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The blurry photo features Langley showing off her toned body in a yellow string bikini with Palm Trees embroidered on them.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of embroider
Noun
  • Dressier iterations had belted, lapel-less jackets reminiscent of a kimono in keeping with the nomadic theme of the collection or replaced the blazer with puff-of-air bombers in airy bouclé knit.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of puff
Noun
  • Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
    — Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
Definition of counterpane

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