Meaning of "quilt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUILT

From Old French coilte mattress, from Latin culcita stuffed item of bedding.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF QUILT

quilt  [kwɪlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUILT

Quilt is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb quilt in English.

WHAT DOES QUILT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quilt

A quilt is a type of blanket, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting. A quilt is distinguishable from other types of blanket because it is pieced together with several pieces of cloth. “Quilting” refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties. In most cases, two fabric layers surround a middle layer of batting which is a lighter, insulating layer. Batting is often referred to as “wadding” in Britain. Some modern quilts are made with an upper fabric layer, quilted to a layer of microfleece, perhaps without a fabric backing. The most decorative fabric surface is called the “top”, and is the design focus. A single piece of fabric may be used as the top, or the top may be “pieced” from smaller fabric pieces. Sewing together smaller pieces of fabric into a larger patchwork "block" of fabric creates the basic unit. The “patchwork” of the top is typically made of a series of blocks, which are made sequentially and then assembled. The blocks may be separated by plain fabric strips, called “sashing”.

Definition of quilt in the English dictionary

The first definition of quilt in the dictionary is a thick warm cover for a bed, consisting of a soft filling sewn between two layers of material, usually with crisscross seams. Other definition of quilt is a bedspread or counterpane. Quilt is also anything quilted or resembling a quilt.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO QUILT

PRESENT

Present

I quilt

you quilt

he/she/it quilts

we quilt

you quilt

they quilt

Present continuous

I am quilting

you are quilting

he/she/it is quilting

we are quilting

you are quilting

they are quilting

Present perfect

I have quilted

you have quilted

he/she/it has quilted

we have quilted

you have quilted

they have quilted

Present perfect continuous

I have been quilting

you have been quilting

he/she/it has been quilting

we have been quilting

you have been quilting

they have been quilting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I quilted

you quilted

he/she/it quilted

we quilted

you quilted

they quilted

Past continuous

I was quilting

you were quilting

he/she/it was quilting

we were quilting

you were quilting

they were quilting

Past perfect

I had quilted

you had quilted

he/she/it had quilted

we had quilted

you had quilted

they had quilted

Past perfect continuous

I had been quilting

you had been quilting

he/she/it had been quilting

we had been quilting

you had been quilting

they had been quilting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will quilt

you will quilt

he/she/it will quilt

we will quilt

you will quilt

they will quilt

Future continuous

I will be quilting

you will be quilting

he/she/it will be quilting

we will be quilting

you will be quilting

they will be quilting

Future perfect

I will have quilted

you will have quilted

he/she/it will have quilted

we will have quilted

you will have quilted

they will have quilted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been quilting

you will have been quilting

he/she/it will have been quilting

we will have been quilting

you will have been quilting

they will have been quilting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would quilt

you would quilt

he/she/it would quilt

we would quilt

you would quilt

they would quilt

Conditional continuous

I would be quilting

you would be quilting

he/she/it would be quilting

we would be quilting

you would be quilting

they would be quilting

Conditional perfect

I would have quilt

you would have quilt

he/she/it would have quilt

we would have quilt

you would have quilt

they would have quilt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been quilting

you would have been quilting

he/she/it would have been quilting

we would have been quilting

you would have been quilting

they would have been quilting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you quilt
we let´s quilt
you quilt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to quilt

Past participle

quilted

Present Participle

quilting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «QUILT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quilt» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of quilt

bedspread · comforter · continental quilt · counterpane · coverlet · doona · duvet · eiderdown

TRANSLATION OF QUILT

Find out the translation of quilt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of quilt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quilt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 棉被
• Translator English - Spanish: edredón
• English: quilt
• Translator English - Hindi: रजाई
• Translator English - Arabic: لـِحَاف
• Translator English - Russian: стеганое одеяло
• Translator English - Portuguese: acolchoado
• Translator English - Bengali: রেজাই
• Translator English - French: édredon
• Translator English - Malay: Selimut
• Translator English - German: Steppdecke
• Translator English - Japanese: キルト
• Translator English - Korean: 누비이불
• Translator English - Javanese: Selimut
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chăn chần bông
• Translator English - Tamil: கனமான துணியை பரிசாய்
• Translator English - Marathi: रजाई
• Translator English - Turkish: yorgan
• Translator English - Italian: trapunta
• Translator English - Polish: kołdra
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стьобана ковдра
• Translator English - Romanian: plapumă
• Translator English - Greek: πάπλωμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: quilt
• Translator English - Swedish: täcke
• Translator English - Norwegian: vattert sengeteppe

10 QUOTES WITH «QUILT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quilt.

1

Lucille Ball

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

2

Mary J. Blige

I like to do interior design, I love to quilt, I love to see different colors together, and I love to match things up.

3

Jennifer Chiaverini

Anyone who works on a quilt, who devotes her time, energy, creativity, and passion to that art, learns to value the work of her hands. And as any quilter will tell you, a quilter's quilting friends are some of the dearest, most generous, and most supportive people she knows.

4

Allan Hamilton

I tell residents, if you gave me two patients with identical problems, and one of them had family at the bedside with a lot of laughter, plus photos and a quilt from home, and next door was another patient who was alone every time I came by - I'm going to be very nervous about the isolated patient's mental status.

5

William Manchester

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up tonight's darkness like a quilt and be dead and at peace evermore.

6

Bob Menendez

While we may be of different faiths, we have a strong sense of faith, family, community. We hold the values of freedom and human rights very high and I think that those are all a part of a very strong quilt that binds us together.

7

Dennis Miller

The radical right is so homophobic that they're blaming global warming on the AIDS quilt.

8

Alfred Molina

When I look back on my career - if that's what it is - it looks a bit like a crazy quilt, and I think it's just really because, when one job has finished, I've never really been in a position where I had three or four options.

9

Patricia Polacco

My appearances are almost theatrical performances. I bring items for the children to see, such as photographs and actual piece of meteorite, a family quilt, sometimes spectacles, sometimes clothing, so that they can understand what I write about is family stories based in fact.

10

Phylicia Rashad

Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUILT»

Discover the use of quilt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quilt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

365 Foundation Quilt Blocks

It’s quiltmaking made as simple as paint-by-numbers!

Linda Causee, 2006

Quilt Culture: Tracing the Pattern

In this collection, Cheryl B. Torsney and Judy Elsley bring together eleven provocative essays on the quilt as metaphor--in literature, history, politics, and philosphy.

Cheryl B. Torsney, Judy Elsley, 1994

Quilt Stories

Stories, poems, and plays explore quilts as expressions of memory, meaning, community, courtship, change, mystery, murder, age, and wisdom

Cecilia Macheski, 1994

The Keeping Quilt

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of six generations of the author's immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Patricia Polacco, 2011

Clay's Quilt

Clay Sizemore, a coal miner in love, searches his family history for clues about who he is, uncovering a dramatic story woven into the fabric of his uncle's quilts.

Silas House, 2002

Easy Quilt Projects: Favorites from the Editors of American ...

This book is packed with gorgeous photography and easy-to-follow instructions for making everything from throws and bed-sized quilts to bags and pincushions.

Better Homes & Gardens, 2010

Tile Quilt Revival: Reinventing a Forgotten Form

Inspired by nineteenth-century tile quilts, these projects work beautifully with today's colorful, contemporary fabrics, but they retain that folk-art style that makes them so much fun to sew and show off.

Carol Gilham Jones, Bobbi Finley, 2010

Quilt

The 15 simple, striking projects in 'Handmade style - quilt' range from the traditional and romantic to edgy and modern. A techniques section at the beginning of the book provides introductory guidance for the novice quilter.

MURDOCH BOOKS, Ruth van Haeff, Janine Flew, 2006

Batik Gems: 29 Dazzling Quilt Projects

Laurie makes it easy to create your own masterpiece with complete how-to instructions and lots of tips on fabrics, tools, and techniques.

Laurie Shifrin, 2010

How to Make an American Quilt

As members of a women's quilting group work their art, their stories of grief, passion, youth, and age are played out in a multigenerational, multi-layered narrative

Whitney Otto, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUILT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quilt is used in the context of the following news items.

Quilt gives clue to murdered child whose remains were found near …

"It has been suggested this is a so-called I-Spy quilt, which is especially constructed to allow a parent to play I-Spy with the child using the images stitched into ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Civil War-era quilt stored at Nebraska museum

In the century and a half since Christina Myers embroidered "1860" into the upper right corner of the quilt's back side, family members have coveted the ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»

Hand-sewn quilt reflects history of Lecompton

From left, Leah Pringle, LeeAnne Pringle and Jennifer Anderson stand in front of a quilt designed by Shirley Funk and embroidered and quilted by her mother, ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jun 15»

North Carolina garden takes inspiration from quilts

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — It's not uncommon to see floral patterns on quilts. But how about flowers planted in a quilt pattern? The quilt garden at the North ... «WTOP, Jun 15»

Nebraska Quilt Museum Debuts Expanded International Gallery

LINCOLN, Neb.-- The International Quilt Study Center and Museum is hosting a public opening of its newly expanded galleries. The event on Friday will include ... «1011now, Jun 15»

Texas family reunited with lost quilt made of deceased son's clothes

To remember him, they had a quilt made of the boy's clothing. ... A janitor at OIA found the quilt in one of the supply closets and quickly contacted the family. «MyFoxOrlando.com, May 15»

Life inside a giant tampon suit: Sort of a quilt, but more like tampon

If you want to start a public debate on gender inequality and social injustice there are a number of ways of doing so. But in Australia a surprisingly effective tactic ... «PRI, May 15»

Menasha High School students' quilt project adds color to rural Fox …

Art teacher Erin Culligan's drawing and painting students at Menasha High School embarked on a large-scale barn quilt project for the first time this school year, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»

One Family Revitalizes A Small Town With, Yes, Quilts

Just a few years ago, downtown Hamilton, Mo., looked a lot like a thousand other forgotten, rural towns. Abandoned, forlorn buildings marred the main drag. «NPR, May 15»

Missouri siblings running quilting business named nation's top small …

Alan Doan's entrepreneurial dreams were to start the next Facebook or Google. Instead, the 32-year-old laid off software worker started a quilting business with ... «Deseret News, May 15»