[
UK
/kwˈɪlt/
]
[ US /ˈkwɪɫt/ ]
[ US /ˈkwɪɫt/ ]
NOUN
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
VERB
-
stitch or sew together
quilt the skirt - create by stitching together
How To Use quilt In A Sentence
- Then she spread out a beautiful hand-stitched quilt on the grassy green ground. Eliza’s Freedom Road
- A very few quilts actually contain stenciled or embroidered designs along with the pieced or appliqué work.
- The fabric can either match or tone with the duvet or quilt cover, or top sheet. Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings
- Free-motion machine embroidery, quilting and monogramming are all easier with this unique needle.
- The men are dressed in shabby, quilted jackets; they are bareheaded and barefoot.
- One arm disentangled itself from the covers, her fingers curling indolently into the fine cotton of the quilt.
- The plush, blue quilted leather seats in my test car were topdrawer. The Sun
- His mother quilted a cotton - padded anorak for him.
- The text forms a patchwork quilt of anecdotes that weave together domesticity and philosophy. The Times Literary Supplement
- Inside, gloves and mufflers are removed, quilted jackets are unzipped.