quilt cover

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• Quilt — Quilt, n. [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita ? bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d {Counterpoint}, {Cushion}.] Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quilt — [kwılt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cuilte, from Latin culcita mattress ] a warm thick cover for a bed, made by sewing two layers of cloth together, with feathers or a thick material in between them →↑duvet …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• quilt — [ kwılt ] noun count 1. ) a fairly thick cover for a bed, consisting of several layers of cloth sewn together, often with attractive patterns of cloth on the top layer 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH a COMFORTER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• quilt — [n] thick bedcovering made of patches batt, bedspread, blanket, comforter, counterpane, cover, coverlet, down, duvet, eiderdown, pad, patchwork, pouf, puff; concepts 445,451,473 …   New thesaurus

• Quilt — For other uses, see Quilt (disambiguation). For the sewing technique, see Quilting. A patchwork and embroidery quilt that displays flowers and birds A quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth… …   Wikipedia

• cover — Synonyms and related words: American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• quilt — I. noun Etymology: Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress Date: 14th century 1. a. a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quilt — noun ⇨ See also ↑duvet ADJECTIVE ▪ antique ▪ handmade ▪ crazy (AmE), patchwork ▪ a crazy quilt of regulations (figurative) …   Collocations dictionary

• quilt — [[t]kwɪ̱lt[/t]] quilts 1) N COUNT A quilt is a thin cover filled with feathers or some other warm, soft material, which you put over your blankets when you are in bed. ...an old patchwork quilt. 2) N COUNT A quilt is the same as a duvet. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

• quilt — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of cloth etc. and kept in place by cross lines of stitching. 2 a bedspread of similar design (patchwork quilt). v.tr. 1 cover or line with padded material. 2 make or join… …   Useful english dictionary

• cover — coverable, adj. coverer, n. coverless, adj. /kuv euhr/, v.t. 1. to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields. 2. to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth. 3. to… …   Universalium