QUILT

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e mattress, ~, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress Date: 14th century 1. a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs, patchwork ~ 1, something that is ~ed or resembles a ~ , II. verb Date: 1555 transitive verb 1. to fill, pad, or line like a ~, b. to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in ~s, to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth, to fasten between two pieces of material, to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between, intransitive verb to make ~s, to do ~ed work, ~er noun