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noun kwɪltkwɪlt 1A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design. 印花被 Example sentencesExamples - She could feel the warm quilt wrapping her body, cushioning her bruises.
- Father stirred fretfully, trying to throw off the heavy quilts.
- The two had their own rooms on a king-size bed that had a firm mattress but soft, fluffy pillows with a huge warm quilt and light sheets.
- She buried herself even deeper in the warm quilts.
- He had a quilt to keep him warm while he traveled and has a family waiting for him when he arrives at Walter Reed Army Medical center.
- The next morning, she was fast asleep in her warm bed under an old quilt.
- Last Saturday's Airing of the Quilts at Northampton was a crafty affair, with 250 handmade quilts lining the main street.
- I roll over, snuggling deeper into the warm quilts, hoping to slip back into sleep.
- A homemade quilt is more than a covering to keep people warm; it is a form of folk art - part of our heritage recalling the ingenuity and creativity of our pioneers.
- Nothing I like more than being warm and cosy under a 2-layered 15 tog quilt.
- He slept on bracken, the only concession to comfort a down quilt and a patch of woollen red plaid, often seen wrapped around him as he went about his business.
- Our room was waiting - window flung open onto a little garden, pink washed walls, faded quilts, towels smelling of fresh air.
- A special thanks to Angie Hayes who came up with the idea and the design for the quilt, purchased the materials and made the templates.
Synonyms duvet, continental quilt, counterpane, bedspread, cover, coverlet, durham quilt - 1.1 A knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
编织床罩 Example sentencesExamples - My grandma knitted me a quilt for a wedding present and we had had it for 15 years and it was on the back of the couch.
- Her interests were sewing, knitting, cooking, gardening, carding wool for quilts and making feather pillows.
- Shop your thrift stores for sheets, blankets, and quilts to use as tablecloths and window coverings.
- Circus Bed Quilt was reproduced in the Ladies, Home Journal with instructions for reproducing the design as a cloth quilt.
- She lay down on the only comfortable furniture provided: a cotton bedroll with a woolen quilt to keep her warm and feather-stuffed pillow for her head.
- The hand knitted quilt was displayed at the guild's monthly meeting which took place in the Green School on Monday, April 10.
- Add red, green, or tartan wool throws or quilts to the sofa to snuggle under.
- They showed a keen interest and curiosity in the ways that our national quilt was knitted.
- The quilt with the numerous calico prints provides more surface design than the quilts made from plaincolored fabrics.
- Or, drape attractive throws or quilts on each chair for your guests to wrap around their shoulders to ward off the night air.
Synonyms duvet, continental quilt, counterpane, bedspread, cover, coverlet, durham quilt - 1.2 A duvet.
羽绒被 Synonyms duvet, continental quilt, counterpane, bedspread, cover, coverlet, durham quilt - 1.3 A layer of padding used for insulation.
绝缘层,绝缘垫 the roof space should be insulated with a glass-fibre quilt at least 100 mm thick Example sentencesExamples - The walls were hung with blankets and quilts for insulation, and it looked quite merry next to the somber dirt floor.
verb kwɪltkwɪlt [with object]often as adjective quiltedJoin together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering, a warm garment, or for decorative effect. (为缝制床罩、保暖衣,或为装饰效果而)将(几层织物或衬料)按线条图案缝合 Example sentencesExamples - These quilts, which had been pieced by Mama's mother, and then quilted by her and her sister, had been tucked away, put in reserve, and not because they were being temporarily stored for the summer.
- The fabric is quilted diagonally and is well suited to a barn jacket styling.
- There were also quilted and block-printed jackets on show.
- We quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching, 2 1/2 inches apart; you can omit the quilting if you prefer.
- Now, I knit only a bit and spend more time quilting, joining a guild a few years ago.
- It features a 100% anti-pill polyester micro fleece upper lining and quilted nylon lower lining and sleeves.
- Occasionally, a stenciled bedcover was pieced with traditional quilt blocks but was not quilted.
- Why would someone go to the trouble of quilting a piece already ‘quilted’?
- Part of the popularity of stripy quilts was due to the ease with which they could be planned and made - broad strips sewn together by machine then quilted with patterns that only had to fit into a strip width.
- Reupholstering an existing armchair and draping a round table with pale ivory quilted fabric adapted them to the updated color palette.
Derivativesnoun Whether folk artists or fine artists, contemporary quilters depend heavily on color and imaginative use of it. Example sentencesExamples - Many of these patterns - with descriptive names such as Log Cabin, Grandma's Fan, Double Wedding Ring and Broken Star - are still popular with quilters today.
- As the first major curated exhibit of its kind, the ‘Art Quilt Project’ of 1986 brought attention to the works of non-traditional quilters.
- One reason for the quilts' relative simplicity is purely practical: the quilters wanted to finish them reasonably quickly so that they could be used for their intended purpose - to keep warm.
- Many quilters use patchwork to create wall hangings.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita 'mattress, cushion'. Rhymesatilt, built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, silt, spilt, stilt, tilt, upbuilt, wilt verb kwɪltkwɪlt [with object]Australian dated, informal Punch (someone) 〈澳,非正式〉猛击(某人) more than one bloke I've seen Joe quilt good and proper
OriginMid 19th century: perhaps a transferred use of the verb quilt1 (with the association of quilting for protection). nounkwiltkwɪlt 1A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design. 印花被 Example sentencesExamples - Nothing I like more than being warm and cosy under a 2-layered 15 tog quilt.
- She could feel the warm quilt wrapping her body, cushioning her bruises.
- I roll over, snuggling deeper into the warm quilts, hoping to slip back into sleep.
- He had a quilt to keep him warm while he traveled and has a family waiting for him when he arrives at Walter Reed Army Medical center.
- He slept on bracken, the only concession to comfort a down quilt and a patch of woollen red plaid, often seen wrapped around him as he went about his business.
- Last Saturday's Airing of the Quilts at Northampton was a crafty affair, with 250 handmade quilts lining the main street.
- A special thanks to Angie Hayes who came up with the idea and the design for the quilt, purchased the materials and made the templates.
- Father stirred fretfully, trying to throw off the heavy quilts.
- The next morning, she was fast asleep in her warm bed under an old quilt.
- The two had their own rooms on a king-size bed that had a firm mattress but soft, fluffy pillows with a huge warm quilt and light sheets.
- A homemade quilt is more than a covering to keep people warm; it is a form of folk art - part of our heritage recalling the ingenuity and creativity of our pioneers.
- Our room was waiting - window flung open onto a little garden, pink washed walls, faded quilts, towels smelling of fresh air.
- She buried herself even deeper in the warm quilts.
Synonyms duvet, continental quilt, counterpane, bedspread, cover, coverlet, durham quilt - 1.1 A knitted or fabric bedspread with decorative stitching.
编织床罩 Example sentencesExamples - Or, drape attractive throws or quilts on each chair for your guests to wrap around their shoulders to ward off the night air.
- Shop your thrift stores for sheets, blankets, and quilts to use as tablecloths and window coverings.
- She lay down on the only comfortable furniture provided: a cotton bedroll with a woolen quilt to keep her warm and feather-stuffed pillow for her head.
- Her interests were sewing, knitting, cooking, gardening, carding wool for quilts and making feather pillows.
- The quilt with the numerous calico prints provides more surface design than the quilts made from plaincolored fabrics.
- My grandma knitted me a quilt for a wedding present and we had had it for 15 years and it was on the back of the couch.
- They showed a keen interest and curiosity in the ways that our national quilt was knitted.
- Circus Bed Quilt was reproduced in the Ladies, Home Journal with instructions for reproducing the design as a cloth quilt.
- Add red, green, or tartan wool throws or quilts to the sofa to snuggle under.
- The hand knitted quilt was displayed at the guild's monthly meeting which took place in the Green School on Monday, April 10.
Synonyms duvet, continental quilt, counterpane, bedspread, cover, coverlet, durham quilt - 1.2 A layer of padding used for insulation.
绝缘层,绝缘垫 the roof space should be insulated with a glass-fiber quilt at least 100 mm thick Example sentencesExamples - The walls were hung with blankets and quilts for insulation, and it looked quite merry next to the somber dirt floor.
verbkwiltkwɪlt [with object]Join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering, a warm garment, or for decorative effect. (为缝制床罩、保暖衣,或为装饰效果而)将(几层织物或衬料)按线条图案缝合 Example sentencesExamples - Part of the popularity of stripy quilts was due to the ease with which they could be planned and made - broad strips sewn together by machine then quilted with patterns that only had to fit into a strip width.
- We quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching, 2 1/2 inches apart; you can omit the quilting if you prefer.
- Reupholstering an existing armchair and draping a round table with pale ivory quilted fabric adapted them to the updated color palette.
- These quilts, which had been pieced by Mama's mother, and then quilted by her and her sister, had been tucked away, put in reserve, and not because they were being temporarily stored for the summer.
- The fabric is quilted diagonally and is well suited to a barn jacket styling.
- Now, I knit only a bit and spend more time quilting, joining a guild a few years ago.
- Occasionally, a stenciled bedcover was pieced with traditional quilt blocks but was not quilted.
- Why would someone go to the trouble of quilting a piece already ‘quilted’?
- There were also quilted and block-printed jackets on show.
- It features a 100% anti-pill polyester micro fleece upper lining and quilted nylon lower lining and sleeves.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’. verbkwɪltkwilt [with object]Australian dated, informal Punch (someone) 〈澳,非正式〉猛击(某人) more than one bloke I've seen Joe quilt good and proper
OriginMid 19th century: perhaps a transferred use of the verb quilt (with the association of quilting for protection). |