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   quilt

   /kwɪlt/

   noun

   • 1. a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
   • ▪ a knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
   • ▪ a duvet.
   • ▪ a layer of padding used for insulation: "the roof space should be insulated with a glass-fibre quilt at least 100 mm thick"

   verb

   • 1. join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect: "we quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. quilter noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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