QUILTING

quilting

(noun) a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric

quilting

(noun) stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

quilting (countable and uncountable, plural quiltings)

A layer or layers of quilted padding.

(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

The practice of creating quilts

Verb

quilting

present participle of quilt

Source: Wiktionary

Quilt"ing, n.

1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.

2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.

3. The material used for making quilts.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

QUILT

Quilt, n. Etym: [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion.]

Definition: Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover. The beds were covered with magnificent quilts. Arbuthnot.

Quilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting.]

1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat. Dryden.

2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.

3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition