| 单词 | quilt |
| 释义 | quilt (once / 1461 pages) nv A quilt is a thick cover for a bed, made from pieces of fabric that are stitched together and filled with padding. Quilt is also a verb, so you can quilt a quilt. The simplest quilts have two layers of fabric that are sewn on either side of a layer of batting, a thin type of stuffing. Patchwork quilts have small pieces of cotton sewn into patterns, and the fabric is sewn over the batting with stitches that make decorative designs. A quilt was originally the same thing as a mattress, and the word comes from the Latin culcita, "mattress or bolster." WORD FAMILYquilt: quilted, quilting, quilts+/quilting: quiltings USAGE EXAMPLESHer vocational activities included crocheting, quilting and sewing. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Lower the thermostat at night to about 60 degrees, and use pajamas and quilts to keep warm while asleep. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) Some look like angled tides of digital lightning; others like riffs on Southwestern quilts; and some like pixelated Photoshop fails. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Syn|Hypo|Hyper comfort, comforter, puff continental quilt, duvet, eiderdown a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider patchwork, patchwork quilta quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together crazy quilta patchwork quilt without a design bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding coverings that are used on a bed 2v stitch or sew together quilt the skirt Hyper conjoin, join make contact or come together 3v create by stitching together Hyper sew, tailor, tailor-make create (clothes) with cloth |
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