Standard Lemma guide

quilt

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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

Synonyms: none provided

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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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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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.

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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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: comforter, comfort, puff

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bedclothes, bed clothing, bedding

Narrower terms: eiderdown, duvet, continental quilt, patchwork, patchwork quilt

9

verb

Meaning 9

create by stitching together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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