Synonyms for quilt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kwilt

Phonetic Transcription : kwɪlt

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Définition of quilt

Origin : c.1300, "mattress with soft lining," from Anglo-French quilte, Old French cuilte, coute "quilt, mattress" (12c.), from Latin culcita "mattress, bolster," of unknown origin. Sense of "thick outer bed covering" is first recorded 1590s.

noun thick bedcovering made of patches

Example sentences :

Pinckney didn't punch the mattress or turn up his nose at the quilt patterns.
Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford

"Give her another blanket or quilt, then," said her husband.
Extract from : « The Carpenter's Daughter » by Anna Bartlett Warner

Quilt and cushions were pushed into a corner for later airing.
Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa

She put the orphan at the foot of the bunk, drew the quilt over it and set to work.
Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart

She opened the lid of her chest and brought out a quilt, then another, and another.
Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers

I never was so tickled in my life as when he bought that quilt.
Extract from : « The Blunders of a Bashful Man » by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

You can put him on a quilt on the floor, until after luncheon, and then you must take him home.
Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton

They were so engaged with the quilt that they did not hear the footsteps on the stairs.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

They wonder whether she was going to quilt it or just knot it!
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

He picked up one of the quilt blocks which she had piled on to cover the box.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

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