quilting
noun
[ ˈkwɪltɪŋ ]
• the making of quilts as a craft or leisure activity.
• "she's taken up quilting again"
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).
