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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
After horsing around, peruse the quilt displays, agriculture exhibits and arts-and-crafts competitions. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026 Birdie rolled over to stick her feet out from beneath the quilt. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 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
  • Brooklinen’s take on an organic comforter now has more than 1,200 five-star reviews and comes in a lightweight, an all-season, or a heavyweight version.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This airy coverlet has substantial weight and feels like a cross between a quilt and a traditional comforter.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 21 July 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
  • Sheets and blankets were stretched tightly over the mattress, pillows were placed at the head, and an actual bedspread, to be totally removed at sleep time, was tucked in on top.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Each bedspread is lightweight, breathable, comfy, cozy, grandma-friendly, and nostalgic.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Definition of bedspread
Verb
  • The mesh knit upper is breathable and lightweight, while the slip-on design means getting them on and off is a breeze.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Nardulli knitted his thick eyebrows at the top of his nose, turning toward the sea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of knit
Noun
  • Karyn was in bed, propped up on a pillow, very thin under her floral coverlet.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Embody classic Americana with this coverlet set featuring red, white, and blue plaid fabric.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Definition of coverlet
Verb
  • This was distinguished from a bedsheet by being of a thinner material, often embroidered.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of embroider
Noun
  • But Winn left a pitch over the middle that Trammell hit for a leadoff triple in the eighth, Nick Allen’s sacrifice fly gave the Astros the lead, and in the ninth, Koss’ fly ball needed one more puff of breeze.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, with that, as CA AG Rob Bonta made clear in a guest column for Deadline, Paamount is still facing an antitrust trial next spring that could see the whole ParaBros dream disappear in a puff of judicial smoke.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Aug. 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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