| 释义 |
quilt
I. \ˈkwilt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cowete, quilte, from Old French coilte, cuilte, coute quilt, mattress, from Latin culcita mattress, bed, cushion; perhaps akin to Sanskrit kūrca beard, bunch, bundle of grain
1.
a. obsolete : mattress
b. : a bed covering made of two layers of cloth of which the top one is usually pieced or appliquéd and having a filling of wool, cotton, or down held in place by stitched designs or tufts worked through all thicknesses
c. : a bedspread with a woven design resembling quilting
d. : a design or figure formed by quilting
2.
a. : a piece of thick padding resembling a quilt and usually used as a protective covering; especially : a pad formerly worn under or in place of armor
b. obsolete : poultice
c. : a heat-insulating material consisting of fibrous materials matted together and stitched or quilted between two layers of heavy paper
3. : the core of a cricket ball or of a field-hockey ball
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1.
a. : to fill, pad, or line with material like that used in quilts
< a helmet whose interior had been quilted >
b.
(1) : to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts
< quilted the surface with a scroll pattern >
(2) : to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth
c. : to bind up or cover with interlacings (as of cord)
< a short pipe quilted over with string — Charles Dickens >
d. : to fasten or sew up between two pieces of material
< quilted money in his belt >
2.
a. : to make (a quilt) by stitching or usually by sewing together two layers of cloth with some padding between them
b. : to make (a garment) in quilted work
3. : to compile (as a book) by piecing together items or scraps from various sources : do in a patchwork way
< quilted together a collection of verse >
4. chiefly dialect : to strike repeatedly : thrash
intransitive verb
1. : to make quilts
2. : to do quilted work
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : gulp, swallow |