[kwɪlt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a 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.


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cuilte, from Latin culcita ‘mattress, cushion’

[kwɪlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect
(e.g: we quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching)


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[kwɪlt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- punch (someone)
(e.g: more than one bloke I've seen Joe quilt good and proper)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: perhaps a transferred use of the verb quilt (with the association of quilting for protection)