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Webster 1913 Edition
Quilt
Quilt
,Noun.
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., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover.
The beds were covered with magnificent
quilts
. Arbuthnot.
Quilt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quilted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quilting
.] 1.
To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made;
as, to
. quilt
a coatDryden.
2.
To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
3.
To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quilt
QUILT
,Noun.
A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together; as beds covered with magnificent quilts.
QUILT
, v.t.1.
To stitch together two pieces of cloth with some soft and warm substance between them; as a quilted bedcover; a quilted coat.2.
To sew in the manner of a quilt.