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- [kwil-ting]
- /ˈkwɪl tɪŋ/
- /ˈkwɪlt.ɪŋ/
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- [kwil-ting]
- /ˈkwɪl tɪŋ/
Definitions of quilting word
- noun quilting a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting. 1
- noun quilting anything quilted or resembling a quilt. 1
- noun quilting a bedspread or counterpane, especially a thick one. 1
- noun quilting Obsolete. a mattress. 1
- verb with object quilting to stitch together (two pieces of cloth and a soft interlining), usually in an ornamental pattern. 1
- verb with object quilting to sew up between pieces of material. 1
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Origin of quilting
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; quilt + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Quilting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quilting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quilting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quilting
noun quilting
- brocade — Brocade is a thick, expensive material, often made of silk, with a raised pattern on it.
- decoration — The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- needlepoint — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
- tapestry — a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
verb quilting
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- embellish — Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
- knit — to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
- stitch — one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
Antonyms for quilting
Top questions with quilting
- how to quilting?
- how to make quilting?
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