quilt

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
  2. verb stitch or sew together
  3. verb create by stitching together

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.

In classic literature

Synonyms

comforter, comfort, puff

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