QUILT
What does "QUILT" mean?
A warm bed covering of two fabric layers with padding between, held together by stitched lines.
Meanings
- A bed covering made of two layers of cloth with a soft filling stitched in place. She pulled the patchwork quilt up to her chin against the cold.
- To stitch together two layers of fabric with padding between them. They quilted the jacket lining to trap more warmth.
- A patchwork arrangement that resembles a quilt's pieced blocks. From the plane the farmland was a quilt of green and gold fields. figurative
Did you know?
- The AIDS Memorial Quilt, started in 1987, has grown to weigh an estimated 54 tons - a hand-sewn memorial so heavy it has to be displayed in sections.
Word origin
From Old French 'cuilte', from Latin 'culcita', meaning a stuffed mattress or cushion; the padded-stitched sense passed into Middle English.
Remember it
QUILT = QUIet + warmth biLT for the night; the silent 'comfort blanket' you BUILT from scraps.
A little poem
Each square a winter someone lived,
stitched edge to edge with thread,
the cold sewn shut, the warmth forgiven.
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Wordplay
- I asked the blanket how it stayed so composed under pressure. It said it was just well put together.
What it teaches
Scraps that seemed worthless apart can, stitched together, keep a whole family warm.
Quick facts
What does QUILT mean?
A warm bed covering of two fabric layers with padding between, held together by stitched lines.
Is QUILT a valid word?
Yes — QUILT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is QUILT?
QUILT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does QUILT come from?
From Old French 'cuilte', from Latin 'culcita', meaning a stuffed mattress or cushion; the padded-stitched sense passed into Middle English.
What can QUILT teach us?
Scraps that seemed worthless apart can, stitched together, keep a whole family warm.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.