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quilt

quilt /ˈkwɪlt/ noun
plural quilts
quilt
/ˈkwɪlt/
noun
plural quilts
Learner's definition of QUILT
[count]
: a bed cover with stitched designs that is made of two layers of cloth filled with wool, cotton, or soft feathers被子;加衬芯床罩
TOEFL BNC: 12326 COCA: 6124

quilt

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs
2
: something that is quilted or resembles a quilt
a quilt of houses and parks

quilt

2 of 2

verb

quilted; quilting; quilts

transitive verb

1
a
: to fill, pad, or line like a quilt
b(1)
: to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts
(2)
: to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth
c
: to fasten between two pieces of material
2
: to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between

intransitive verb

1
: to make quilts
2
: to do quilted work
quilter noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The bed is covered in a quilt made by Cleveland Clinic Akron General volunteers. Megan Becka, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 The project was inspired by the participatory nature of the AIDS quilt, with each brick a see-through repository for mementos — hundreds contributed by families nationwide. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Instead, each change in the CMO’s chair is left to be interpreted as another patch in a uniform quilt of failure. Seth Matlins, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Last year quilts were displayed all over Connecticut and quilt shops helped to promote the event. courant.com, 11 June 2021 And Carla’s handiwork can be seen in a colorful hanging quilt. Marc Bona, cleveland, 30 May 2022 Each quilter worked individually, but the exhibit features one collaborative quilt, which inspired the show’s title. Micha Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2022 One of my favorite looks is an upcycled piece by Taylor Dorry that is made out of an actual quilt. Kristen Bateman, refinery29.com, 7 July 2022 Each canvas, sculpture, basket, quilt, pot or drawing represents the culmination of years of training, practice and life experience, regardless of whether the finished project took weeks or minutes to complete. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 July 2022
Verb
In the Sears quilt the white-silk tops of its 360 cubes have been signed in ink by the leading lights of mid-1800s America. Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2021 Creative exhibitions have ranged from fingernail art to quilt design. San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2021 Lee Cowan talks with professors of sociology and genomics, and with a Benedictine monk, about how to adapt to the stresses of this period of isolation, and explores how some people are coping via hobbies – sketching, baking, or quilting. CBS News, 14 May 2020 In Inyo County, within a few days of a call for volunteers,120 people signed up to sew and quilt masks for workers. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020 Spending a lot of time looking at things up close — for instance, while using a smartphone screen, reading a book, quilting a blanket — can also increase your risk of myopia, which is a growing problem. Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 2 Apr. 2020 Pin It, Steam It, Stitch It The corners were darted to make the curved corners smooth while quilting pins were used to keep everything in place while folding the unfinished edges beneath and ironing to get the material to lay flat and smooth. Eric Hockman, Sunset Magazine, 30 Apr. 2020 Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket The Saatva Organic Weighted Blanket features a diamond-quilting design and a soft, organic cotton velvet material. NBC News, 20 Apr. 2020 And now, like many other Americans who feel compelled to pivot their efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic, these legendary quilting artists are using their skills to make masks for their rural community. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of quilt was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 12326 COCA: 6124
quilt

noun

 see also duvet ADJECTIVE | VERB + QUILT | QUILT + NOUN ADJECTIVEantique古色古香的被子handmade手工製作的被子crazy, patchwork百衲被;拼布被子a crazy quilt of regulations (figurative) 胡亂拼湊而成的條例thick厚被子VERB + QUILTcreate, make, sew, stitch製作被子;縫被子pull up拉上被子QUILT + NOUNpattern被子圖案cover (BrE) 被套

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