What does quilt mean?

Definitions for quilt
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quilt, comforter, comfort, puffverb

    bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

  2. quiltverb

    stitch or sew together

    "quilt the skirt"

  3. quiltverb

    create by stitching together

Wiktionary

  1. quiltnoun

    A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

    My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.

  2. quiltverb

    To construct a quilt.

  3. quiltverb

    To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quiltnoun

    A cover made by stitching one cloth over another with some soft substance between them.

    Etymology: couette, Fr. kulcht, Dutch; culcita, culcitra, Lat.

    Quilts of roses and spices are nothing so helpful, as to take a cake of new bread, and bedew it with a little sack. Francis Bacon.

    In both tables, the beds were covered with magnificent quilts amongst the richer sort. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

    She on the quilt sinks with becoming woe,
    Wrapt in a gown, for sickness and for show. Alexander Pope.

  2. To Quiltverb

    To stitch one cloth upon another with something soft between them.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    The sharp steel arriving forcibly
    On his horse neck before the quilted sell,
    Then from the head the body sundred quite. Fairy Queen.

    A bag quilted with bran is very good, but it drieth too much. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    Entellus for the strife prepares,
    Strip’d of his quilted coat, his body bares,
    Compos’d of mighty bone. John Dryden, Æneis.

    A chair was ready,
    So quilted, that he lay at ease reclin’d. Dryden.

    Mayn’t I quilt my rope? it galls my neck. Arbuthnot.

ChatGPT

  1. quilt

    A quilt is a type of bedding composed of three layers - a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back - which are combined using a stitched or printed pattern. Quilts are used for warmth, decoration, or even as commemorative art pieces. Traditionally, they are often handmade and may be passed down as heirlooms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quiltnoun

    anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover

  2. Quiltverb

    to stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat

  3. Quiltverb

    to wad, as a garment, with warm soft material

  4. Quiltverb

    to stitch or sew in lines or patterns

  5. Etymology: [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion.]

Wikidata

  1. Quilt

    A quilt is a type of blanket, traditionally composed of 3 layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting. A quilt is distinguishable from other types of blankets because it is pieced together with several pieces of cloth. “Quilting” refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties. In most cases, two fabric layers surround a middle layer of batting which is a lighter, insulating layer. Batting is often referred to as “wadding” in Britain. Some modern quilts are made with an upper fabric layer, quilted to a layer of microfleece, perhaps without a fabric backing. The most decorative fabric surface is called the “top”, and is the design focus. A single piece of fabric may be used as the top, or the top may be “pieced” from smaller fabric pieces. Sewing together smaller pieces of fabric into a larger patchwork "block" of fabric creates the basic unit. The “patchwork” of the top is typically made of a series of blocks, which are made sequentially and then assembled. The blocks may be separated by plain fabric strips, called “sashing”. The central design space may be small or dominate the top of the quilt. Many tops have decorative "borders", of plainer design, surrounding the central panel of the top and enlarging the quilt. The "binding" is the final edge of fabric that covers the entire edge, and seals the batting. Most modern quilts are made of 100% cotton fabric in a light weight. Early quilts were often made of "calico," which is a cotton fabric in a small, repeating print. “Muslin” is a similar fabric, of lower quality on average. Silk and lightweight wool are also used, but less commonly than in the past.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Quilt

    kwilt, n. a bed-cover of two cloths sewed together with something soft between them: a thick coverlet.—v.t. to make into a quilt: to stitch together with something soft between, to stitch in: to sew like a quilt.—adj. Quilt′ed, stitched together as a quilt: (Spens.) padded.—ns. Quilt′er, a person or machine for making quilting; Quilt′ing, the act of making a quilt: that which is quilted: a cotton or linen cloth, like diaper, with raised pattern, for vests, &c.: a kind of coating formed of sinnet, strands of rope, &c., outside any vessel containing water: a thrashing with a rope's end; Quilt′ing-bee, in New England, a gathering of women to help one in quilting a counterpane, followed by a supper to which men are admitted; Quilt′ing-cott′on, cotton-wadding; Quilt′ing-frame, an adjustable frame for holding a fabric for quilting. [O. Fr. cuilte (Fr. couette)—L. culcita, a cushion.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quilt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quilt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of quilt in a Sentence

  1. Jesse Louis Jackson:

    America is not like a blanket-one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt-many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.

  2. Jesse Louis Jackson:

    The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.

  3. Frederica Perera:

    We went from a patchwork quilt of environmental regulations to federal regulations and federal standards for the very reason that you didn't have equal protection of all children.

  4. Cathie Pike:

    It was a like a tapestry or quilt of our affections for him.

  5. Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza:

    The danger is that thick blankets, quilt or pillows can obstruct the baby’s airway, which would keep them from being able to breathe.

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