2 entries under this word

Quilt

Quilt, n.

noun

n. [Cf. Lat. culcita, a bed, cushion, mattress. Ir. cuílt, a bed, a bed-tick.] A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, or other substance, between two cloths, and sewing them together. “The beds were covered with magnificent quilts.” Arbuthnot.

Quilt, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. QUILTED; p. pr. & vb. n. QUILTING.]

  1. To stitch together with some soft and warm substance between, or in the interior of; as, a quilted bed-cover; a quilted coat. Dryden.
  2. To sew with the stitch used in a quilt.