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# quilt

noun (a quilt, quilts); verb (quilt, quilts, quilted, quilting)

«quilt» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#m1)
2. A patchwork quilt is made from many small pieces of cloth sewn together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#m2)
3. (verb) To quilt means to sew layers of cloth together with stitches in lines or patterns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#m3)
4. (UK) A quilt is also another word for a duvet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons quilts are used for patterns, shapes, symmetry and area: a quilt of squares in rows and columns is like an array, so rows × squares in each row = total squares. In history and stories quilts show family traditions and handmade gifts. Phrases: patchwork quilt, quilted jacket, a crazy quilt.

### Examples

- Grandma made me a patchwork quilt for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x1)
- The quilt has 6 rows of 8 squares, so it has 48 squares. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x2)
- I pulled the quilt over my head because it was cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x3)
- Each square of the quilt is a different colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x4)
- She is quilting a cover for the new baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x5)
- I wore my quilted jacket in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x6)
- The quilt has a pattern with a line of symmetry down the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x7)
- Ida placed the flowers in the doll's bed, and drew the quilt over them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a quilt, two quilts. The "qu" sounds like "kw". In area problems, a quilt is often a rectangle made of equal squares: count rows times columns. Do not confuse quilt with guilt (feeling bad about doing wrong).

## In Jewish tradition

It is a covering of goats' hair that Michal put at the head of the dummy in the bed. The Hebrew word is uncertain, and some think it means a net or a pillow.

**Interpretation.** The story shows Michal saving David by a trick. The teraphim are household figures, and the tradition sees it as an odd thing to find in David's house.

### Examples

- And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof. (Prophets 1SA.19.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quilt/#x1)
- And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof, and covered it with a cloth. (Prophets 1SA.19.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quilt/#x2)

### Note

Countable: a quilt, two quilts. The "qu" sounds like "kw". In area problems, a quilt is often a rectangle made of equal squares: count rows times columns. Do not confuse quilt with guilt (feeling bad about doing wrong).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quilt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quilt.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «quilt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quilt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quilt» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/quilt.html) on Mova free.