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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Quilt

/kwĭlt/ · IPA /ˈkwɪlt/
01 n. 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., bet…
  1. 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.
02 v. t. 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, c…
imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
  3. 3.
    To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.