quilt Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
    comforter; puff; comfort.
  2. verb stitch or sew together
    • quilt the skirt
  3. verb create by stitching together

WordNet

Quilt noun
Etymology
OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion.
Definitions
  1. 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.
    The beds were covered with magnificent quilts. Arbuthnot.
Quilt transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Quilted; present participle & verbal noun Quilting
Definitions
  1. 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. Dryden.
  2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
  3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Webster 1913