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quilt

UK/ˈkwɪlt/ US/ˈkʰwɪlt/ uncommon obsolete slang uk
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

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verb

1.

stitch or sew together

  • “quilt the skirt”
2.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.

Phrases

  • continental quilt
  • crazy quilt
  • honeycomb quilt
  • memory quilt
  • patchwork quilt
  • pinking shears
  • quilt show
  • quilting bee
  • quilting needle

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