quilt

quilt

Q0032700 (kwĭlt)n.1. A coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative design.2. A thick protective cover similar to or suggestive of a quilt.v. quilt·ed, quilt·ing, quilts v.tr.1. To make into a quilt by stitching (layers of fabric) together.2. To construct like a quilt: quilt a skirt.3. To pad and stitch ornamentally.v.intr.1. To make a quilt.2. To do quilted work.

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[Middle English quilte, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin culcita, mattress.]

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quilt′er n.

quilt

(kwɪlt) n1. a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams2. a bedspread or counterpane3. anything quilted or resembling a quiltvb (tr) 4. (Knitting & Sewing) to stitch together (two pieces of fabric) with (a thick padding or lining) between them: to quilt cotton and wool. 5. (Knitting & Sewing) to create (a garment, covering, etc) in this way6. (Knitting & Sewing) to pad with material7. informal Austral to strike; clout[C13: from Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding] ˈquilter n

quilt

(kwɪlt)

n. 1. a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance between them and stitched in patterns through all thicknesses to prevent the filling from shifting. 2. anything quilted or resembling a quilt. v.t. 3. to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usu. in an ornamental pattern. 4. to sew or stitch with patterns like those of quilts. 5. to pad or line with material. v.i. 6. to make quilts or quilted work. [1250–1300; Middle English quilte < Old French cuilte < Latin culcita mattress, cushion] quilt′er, n.

quilt

Past participle: quilted
Gerund: quilting

Imperative
quilt
quilt

Present
I quilt
you quilt
he/she/it quilts
we quilt
you quilt
they quilt

Preterite
I quilted
you quilted
he/she/it quilted
we quilted
you quilted
they quilted

Present Continuous
I am quilting
you are quilting
he/she/it is quilting
we are quilting
you are quilting
they are quilting

Present Perfect
I have quilted
you have quilted
he/she/it has quilted
we have quilted
you have quilted
they have quilted

Past Continuous
I was quilting
you were quilting
he/she/it was quilting
we were quilting
you were quilting
they were quilting

Past Perfect
I had quilted
you had quilted
he/she/it had quilted
we had quilted
you had quilted
they had quilted

Future
I will quilt
you will quilt
he/she/it will quilt
we will quilt
you will quilt
they will quilt

Future Perfect
I will have quilted
you will have quilted
he/she/it will have quilted
we will have quilted
you will have quilted
they will have quilted

Future Continuous
I will be quilting
you will be quilting
he/she/it will be quilting
we will be quilting
you will be quilting
they will be quilting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quilting
you have been quilting
he/she/it has been quilting
we have been quilting
you have been quilting
they have been quilting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quilting
you will have been quilting
he/she/it will have been quilting
we will have been quilting
you will have been quilting
they will have been quilting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quilting
you had been quilting
he/she/it had been quilting
we had been quilting
you had been quilting
they had been quilting

Conditional
I would quilt
you would quilt
he/she/it would quilt
we would quilt
you would quilt
they would quilt

Past Conditional
I would have quilted
you would have quilted
he/she/it would have quilted
we would have quilted
you would have quilted
they would have quilted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quilt - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched togethercomforter, puff, comfortbed clothing, bedclothes, bedding - coverings that are used on a bedcontinental quilt, duvet, eiderdown - a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eiderpatchwork quilt, patchwork - a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
Verb	1.	quilt - stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"conjoin, join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
	2.	quilt - create by stitching togethertailor-make, sew, tailor - create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

quilt

noun bedspread, duvet, comforter (U.S.), downie (informal), coverlet, eiderdown, counterpane, doona (Austral.), continental quilt an old patchwork quilt

Translations

棉被被子

quilt

(kwilt) noun a bedcover filled with down, feathers etc. 羽毛被 被子（棉羽绒被） ˈquilted adjective made of two layers of material (often decoratively) stitched together with padding between them. a quilted jacket. 有內襯的 絮有棉花的，中间絮有填充物的

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