quilt
English
/kwɪlt/
noun
Definitions
- A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.
- A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
- A quilted skirt worn by women.
Etymology
Derived from quilte derived from Old French coilte derived from Latin culcita (mattress, cushion, pillow).
Origin
Latin
culcita
Gloss
mattress, cushion, pillow
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
枕
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bed English
- bedquilt English
- maker English
- making English
- nanoquilt English
- quilter English
- quiltlike English
- quiltmaker English
- quiltmaking English
- quilty English
- coxa Latin
- culcita Latin
- culcitra Latin
- coltre Italian
- couette French
- couilte French
- colcha Spanish, Castilian
- colchón Spanish, Castilian
- cuilta Spanish, Castilian
- *qu̯el- Proto-Indo-European
- キルト Japanese
- kvilt Norwegian Nynorsk
- coilte Old French
- coite Old French
- culche Old French
- cócedra Galician
- cylched Welsh
- colcha Old Portuguese
- ikhwilithi Zulu
- cutra Sicilian
- quilte xno
- kwet Mauritian Creole
- kwíltoną Taos