Definition of: quilt

(kwilt) noun
1. A bedcover made by stitching together firmly two layers of cloth or patchwork with some soft and warm substance (as wool or cotton) between them.
2. Any bedcover, especially if thick.
3. A quilted skirt or other quilted article.
4. Obs. A mattress.
—v.t.
1. To stitch together (two pieces of material) with a soft substance between.
2. To stitch in ornamental patterns or crossing lines.
3. To sew up or secure between two layers.
4. To pad or line with something soft.
—v.i.
5. To make a quilt or quilted work. [<OF cuilte <L culcita]