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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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