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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
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