| Quilt | n. [ OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita &unr_; bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] The beds were covered with magnificent quilts. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quilt | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting. ] 1. 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. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Quilting | n. 1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The material used for making quilts. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Naut.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. [ 1913 Webster ] |
