noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkwɪlt/
[ˈkhwɪlt]
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rhymes with -ɪlt
CMU ARPABET:K W IH1 L T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A quilted skirt worn by women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
Something composed of a variety of stitched-together parts; a patchwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To construct a quilt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To beat or thrash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete, slang
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8
noun
Meaning 8
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sew, tailor, tailor-make
10
verb
Meaning 10
stitch or sew together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
quilt the skirt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: join, conjoin
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
jorgan
— bed covering
Albanian:
kuvertë
— bed covering
Assamese:
লেপ
(lep)
— bed covering
Assamese:
কেঁথা
(kẽtha)
— bed covering
Bengali:
লেপ
(lep)
— bed covering
Bengali:
কাঁথা
(kãtha)
— bed covering
Bulgarian:
юрга̀н
(jurgàn)
— bed covering
Bulgarian:
кувертю́ра
(kuvertjúra)
— bed covering
Catalan:
edredó
— bed covering
Cherokee:
ᏰᎦᏟ
(yegatli)
— bed covering
Cherokee:
ᎠᏰᎧᎵ
(ayekali)
— bed covering
Chinese Cantonese:
被
(pei5)
— bed covering
Chinese:
被仔
(phē-á)
— bed covering
Chinese Mandarin:
被子
(bèizi)
— bed covering
Chinese Mandarin:
衾
(qīn)
— bed covering
Czech:
peřina
— bed covering
Danish:
vattæppe
— bed covering
Dutch:
quilt
— bed covering
Esperanto:
litkovrilo
— bed covering
Estonian:
vatitekk
— bed covering
Finnish:
täkki
— bed covering
French:
édredon
— bed covering
French:
couette
— bed covering
French:
courtepointe
— bed covering
Galician:
colcha
— bed covering
Galician:
edredón
— bed covering
Georgian:
დალიანდაგებული საბანი
(daliandagebuli sabani)
— bed covering
Georgian:
საბანი
(sabani)
— bed covering
German:
Steppdecke
— bed covering
German:
Quilt
— bed covering
German:
Federbett
— bed covering
German:
Daunendecke
— bed covering
German:
Duvet
— bed covering
Greek:
πάπλωμα
(páploma)
— bed covering
Hungarian:
paplan
— bed covering
Irish:
cuilt
— bed covering
Italian:
trapunta
— bed covering
Japanese:
掛け布団
(kakebuton)
— bed covering
Japanese:
衾
(fusuma)
— bed covering
Kazakh:
құрақ көрпе
(qūraq körpe)
— bed covering
Central Kurdish:
لێفە
(lêfe)
— bed covering
Northern Kurdish:
lihêf
— bed covering
Northern Kurdish:
yurẍan
— bed covering
Latgalian:
kouldre
— bed covering
Latin:
strātum
— bed covering
Latvian:
vatēta sega
— bed covering
Māori:
kuira
— bed covering
Maranao:
dabar
— bed covering
Middle English:
quilte
— bed covering
Navajo:
golchóón
— bed covering
Nepali:
तन्ना
(tannā)
— bed covering
Persian:
لحاف
(lahâf)
— bed covering
Persian:
دواج
(davâj)
— bed covering
Polish:
kołdra
— bed covering
Portuguese:
colcha
— bed covering
Portuguese:
edredom
— bed covering
Portuguese:
edredão
— bed covering
Portuguese:
frouxel
— bed covering
Romanian:
plapumă
— bed covering
Russian:
пери́на
(perína)
— bed covering
Russian:
стёганое полотно
(stjóganoje polotno)
— bed covering
Russian:
стёганая ткань
(stjóganaja tkanʹ)
— bed covering
Serbo-Croatian:
јорган
— bed covering
Serbo-Croatian:
поплун
— bed covering
Serbo-Croatian:
jorgan
— bed covering
Serbo-Croatian:
poplun
— bed covering
Spanish:
colcha
— bed covering
Spanish:
edredón
— bed covering
Spanish:
acolchado
— bed covering
Spanish:
plumón
— bed covering
Spanish:
cubrelecho
— bed covering
Spanish:
cuilta
— bed covering
Spanish:
cobija
— bed covering
Swedish:
täcke
— bed covering
Swedish:
filt
— bed covering
Taos:
kwíltoną
— bed covering
Telugu:
బొంత
(bonta)
— bed covering
Thai:
ผ้านวม
(pâa-nuuam)
— bed covering
Turkish:
yorgan
— bed covering
Ukrainian:
пери́на
(perýna)
— bed covering
Unami:
ahkwiyàn
— bed covering
Uzbek:
koʻrpa
— bed covering
Vietnamese:
duvet
— bed covering
Finnish:
topata
— to construct a quilt
French:
matelasser
— to construct a quilt
French:
ouater
— to construct a quilt
Georgian:
საბნის დალიანდაგება
(sabnis daliandageba)
— to construct a quilt
Italian:
imbottire
— to construct a quilt
Italian:
trapuntare
— to construct a quilt
Polish:
robić kołdrę
— to construct a quilt
Polish:
zrobić kołdrę
— to construct a quilt
Spanish:
acolchar
— to construct a quilt
Chinese Mandarin:
絎 /绗
(hèng)
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Finnish:
topata
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Hungarian:
steppel
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Hungarian:
tűzdel
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Polish:
pikować
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Polish:
przeszywać
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Polish:
przeszyć
— to construct something else with quilting technique
Spanish:
acolchar
— to construct something else with quilting technique