quilt
noun
[ kwɪlt ]
• a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
Similar:
duvet,
continental quilt,
counterpane,
bedspread,
cover,
coverlet,
Durham quilt,
eiderdown,
downie,
plumeau,
comforter,
puff,
Doona,
rezai,
yorgan,
pourpoint,
quilt
verb
• join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect.
• "we quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’.
quilt
verb
• punch (someone).
• "more than one bloke I've seen Joe quilt good and proper"
Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps a transferred use of the verb quilt1 (with the association of quilting for protection).
