quilter

quilt

 (kwĭlt)

n.

1. A coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative design.

2. A thick protective cover similar to or suggestive of a quilt.

v. quilt·ed, quilt·ing, quilts

v.tr.

1. To make into a quilt by stitching (layers of fabric) together.

2. To construct like a quilt: quilt a skirt.

3. To pad and stitch ornamentally.

v.intr.

1. To make a quilt.

2. To do quilted work.

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[Middle English quilte, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin culcita, mattress.]

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quilt′er n.