vt to stitch or sew in lines or patterns.
2. quilt ·vt to wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.
3. quilt ·vt to stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, ·etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat.
4. quilt ·noun anything that is quilted; ·esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, ·etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover.