English Online Dictionary. What means quilt? What does quilt mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwɪlt/, [kʰw̥ɪlt]
- Rhymes: -ɪlt
Noun
quilt (plural quilts)
- A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
- A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
- A quilted skirt worn by women.
- (figurative) Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork.
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Verb
quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)
- To construct a quilt.
- To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
- (UK, slang, obsolete) To beat or thrash.
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See also
- batting
- pinking shears
- sew
- cotton
Middle English
Noun
quilt
- Alternative form of quilte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
quilt m (definite singular quilten, indefinite plural quiltar, definite plural quiltane)
- Alternative spelling of kvilt