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quilt - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quilt' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quilt [ n.]
- Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover.
2 . Quilt [ v. t.]
- To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat.
- To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
- To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Meaning of 'quilt' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quilt [ v]
Meaning (1):
- stitch or sew together
Example in sentence:
  • quilt the skirt