QUILT


Meaning of QUILT in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

continental quilt

crazy quilt

patchwork quilt

a patchwork quilt

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

patchwork

Under the patchwork quilt , David turned over and sleepily pulled Clare towards him.

In the past, local hotlines have to the best of their ability provided only a patchwork quilt of assistance.

Across the lake is a patchwork quilt of Yorkshire countryside to the hills beyond.

And did he have their little scarves sewn up into a patchwork quilt ?

After that, huddled under the patchwork quilt , they made love in a lazy, unhurried way.

The great double bed had brass rails and was covered with a patchwork quilt .

She shivered, jumped back into bed, and snuggled lower under the patchwork quilt .

There were tiny fields, like a patchwork quilt thrown across the rocks.

■ VERB

make

She was making a patchwork quilt for the baby's cot.

They stayed in San Simon, making and selling her quilts .

The rags were popular with the women, who made quilts .

Ever since Polly had decided to get married, I had been making her a quilt .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a patchwork quilt

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A double bed with a quilt .

At night, they pile on the bed with me like a quilt .

I saw the movie once but read the book several times, reading it under my quilt late into the night.

I sewed curtains and quilts and the boys were allowed to choose their own colour schemes and furnishings.

Replacing Gwen Bear on the quilt , she got ready for bed.

Stephen was still in bed but sitting up and there were books on Vangmoor all over the quilt .

The witness began to cry, and said they had a quilt and other little things.

When he opened the door to the room, she was in bed with the quilt pulled up to her neck.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.