Meaning

4 senses
  1. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

    My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.

    Steppdecke, Quilt, Federbett

    пери́наperína, стёганое полотноstjóganoje polotno, стёганая тканьstjóganaja tkanʹ

    пери́наperýna

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

  2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.

  3. A quilted skirt worn by women.

  4. (figuratively)Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork.

Examples

33 sentences
  1. I sleep with two quilts in the winter.

    Взимку я сплю під двома ковдрами. — iceman

    ruЗимой я сплю под двумя одеялами. — stariy

    deIm Winter schlafe ich mit zwei Decken. — MUIRIEL

  2. During the winter, I sleep with two quilts.

    deIm Winter schlafe ich mit zwei Decken. — MUIRIEL

  3. My grandma had a friend that made quilts.

    ruУ моей бабушки была подруга, которая делала стёганые одеяла. — corvard

  4. Who made this quilt?

  5. This quilt is very warm.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
bed covering:
Русский
By meaning 1
bed covering:
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bed covering:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coil

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

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Forms

plural: quilts
Singularquilt
Pluralquilts

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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