quilt meaning

Noun: quilt  kwilt

1. Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
   - comforter, comfort, puff

Verb: quilt  kwilt

1. Stitch or sew together
   "quilt the skirt" 
2. Create by stitching together

Derived forms: quilts, quilted, quilting

See also: quilting

Type of: bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding, conjoin, join, sew, tailor, tailor-make

Encyclopedia: Quilt

[British slang]
Noun. A feeble or pathetic person. Derog. (Liverpool use)

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• crazy quilt:    Noun: crazy quilt& ...

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1. he spread his quilts and went to the bathroom.
2. mother pieced a quilt yesterday.
3. the patient sat wrapped in a quilt.
4. trembling with fear, he threw himself down on the bed and covered his head with the quilt.
5. the beds were covered by a grass mattress, two sheets, a cotton quilt and a pillow.