Definition of "quilt" []

• A coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative crisscross design. (noun)
• A thick protective cover similar to or suggestive of a quilt. (noun)
• To make into a quilt by stitching (layers of fabric) together. (verb-transitive)
• To construct like a quilt: quilt a skirt. (verb-transitive)
• To pad and stitch ornamentally. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The round robin quilt is beautiful - I am sure the recipient will really enjoy it."
• "And this small quilt is my quilt from the Twisted Mystery 2 Challenge on Quilt Shoppe Forum - it's made by Vicki, and actually, I'd seen pictures of it before, but this is the first time I've seen it in person - it is, of course, even nicer in person than in photos."
• "For many traditional quilters, discernible blocks may always define the term "quilt.""