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DictionaryquiltStitched padded covering
noun / verb

quilt

KWILT/kwɪlt/

A padded fabric covering made by stitching layers together.

A thick quilt covers the bed, its stitched sections softly puffed.

A thick quilt draped over a simple bed, with a folded-back corner showing its padded thickness and clearly stitched, softly puffed sections.
Etymology
quiltLatinmattress, bolster

Latin culcita meant a mattress or bolster, and quilt first named a stuffed sack used as a mattress. The meaning shifted from padding beneath the sleeper to a padded, stitched covering above.

In context

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katabatic 22 quilt this thing i've used before really warm nice and toasty
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More examples

  • She folds the quilt and lays it across the couch.
  • We quilt the three layers together with small, even stitches.
  • His grandmother made these quilts from scraps of old shirts.

Forms

quilt · quilts · quilted · quilting

quilter noun — A person who stitches padded fabric layers together.

Similar words

blanket
Often a single fabric layer rather than stitched, padded layers.
comforter
Usually has thicker, fluffier filling and less intricate stitching.
coverlet
A lightweight decorative bed covering, not necessarily padded or stitched.