quilt
gb/kwˈɪlt/ us/kwˈɪlt/
B1
English
~ 9900
paplan, tűzött takaró, steppel, tűz, mozaik
B1
1
paplan
A2
Usage pattern:
a quilt on [a bed]
She pulled the heavy quilt up to her chin and finally felt warm.
Az álláig húzta a nehéz paplant, és végre melege lett.
The guest room has a beautiful blue patchwork quilt on the bed.
A vendégszobában gyönyörű kék foltvarrott takaró van az ágyon.
My grandmother made this quilt by hand when I was a baby.
We changed to a lighter quilt when the weather got warmer.
He spilled coffee on the white quilt and had to wash it right away.
Learner examples
I sleep under a thick quilt in winter.
Télen vastag paplan alatt alszom.
The quilt on his bed is red and black.
Piros-fekete paplan van az ágyán.
Her mother made a new quilt for the baby.
They folded the quilt and put it in the closet.
This quilt is too hot for summer.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse 'quilt', 'blanket', 'comforter', and 'duvet'. A quilt usually has a stitched pattern and a thin to medium layer of padding inside. In many places, people say 'duvet' or 'comforter' more often for everyday bedding, and 'quilt' can suggest something handmade or decorative.
Meaning
thick stitched bed covering
Collocations
patchwork quilt
|handmade quilt
|thick quilt
|quilt cover
|king-size quilt
|quilt on the bed
Synonyms
comforter (Often a thicker, factory-made bed covering; in North American English it is more common than 'quilt' for everyday bedding.)
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duvet (A soft bed covering filled with down or synthetic fibers and usually used with a cover; common in British and international English.)
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bedspread (A decorative cover that goes over the whole bed; may be thinner and less padded than a quilt.)
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blanket (A simpler, usually single-layer wool or fleece cover without padding or stitched patterns.)
Themes
daily life
|home
|furniture
|crafts
|daily_life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A thick, warm cover for a bed, made of cloth with soft material inside and lines of stitches on top.
A warm bed covering made from two layers of fabric with a padded filling between them, held together with stitched patterns.
VERB
B2
2
Usage pattern:
to quilt [something]
She loves to quilt small baby blankets in her free time.
Szabadidejében szeret kis babatakarókat steppelni.
The layers are pinned together first, then quilted with a simple straight-line pattern.
A rétegeket először gombostűkkel rögzítik egymáshoz, majd egyszerű, egyenes vonalú mintával steppelik.
This jacket is quilted to keep the insulation evenly spread.
They used a sewing machine to quilt the large bedspread more quickly.
He learned how to quilt from a local craft group.
Learner examples
My aunt will quilt a blanket for the new baby.
A nagynéném egy takarót fog steppelni a kisbabának.
She likes to quilt by hand in the evening.
Esténként szeret kézzel steppelni.
We will quilt the three layers together tomorrow.
He is learning how to quilt on a sewing machine.
They quilt the fabric so it feels warm and thick.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think 'quilt' as a verb means simply 'to cover with a quilt'. It actually means to sew through layers of fabric and padding. Also, 'quilt' is usually transitive: you quilt something (a blanket, a jacket, the layers).
Meaning
sew layers with padding together
Collocations
quilt a blanket
|quilt by hand
|machine quilt
|learn to quilt
|quilt the layers together
Synonyms
stitch (A general word for making stitches; 'quilt' implies stitching through layers, often in a pattern.)
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sew (A broad term for joining fabric with thread; 'quilt' is a specific kind of sewing through padded layers.)
Themes
crafts
|art
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To sew lines through cloth and soft filling so the layers stay together, usually to make a quilt or quilted fabric.
To sew through layers of fabric and padding in a regular or decorative pattern so that they are held firmly together.
NOUN
C1
LITERARY
3
mozaik
B2
Usage pattern:
a quilt of [things]
From the plane, the countryside looked like a quilt of green and yellow fields.
A repülőről nézve a vidék zöld és sárga mezők mozaikjának tűnt.
The city is a quilt of different cultures and languages.
A város különböző kultúrák és nyelvek mozaikja.
Her stories formed a quilt of memories from her childhood.
The forest floor was a quilt of red, gold, and brown leaves.
The laws had grown into a confusing quilt of local rules and exceptions.
Learner examples
From the hill, the farms looked like a quilt of colors.
A dombról nézve a földek színes mozaiknak látszottak.
The town is a quilt of many small communities.
A városka sok kis közösség mozaikja.
His book is a quilt of short stories.
The floor was a quilt of dry leaves in many colors.
Our group is a quilt of people from many places.
Common mistake:
Learners may try to understand this use literally and think it describes an actual bed quilt. In these sentences, 'quilt' is figurative and means a mix of many different parts.
Meaning
varied mixture like a patchwork
Collocations
a quilt of cultures
|a quilt of fields and forests
|a quilt of memories
|a quilt of colors
Synonyms
patchwork (Very close in meaning and often used the same way, especially in the phrase 'patchwork quilt'; can emphasize that the parts do not fully match.)
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mosaic (Highlights many small pieces making one picture; slightly more formal and visual than 'quilt'.)
Antonyms
uniformity (Describes something being all the same, without varied parts, which contrasts with a 'quilt' of many different elements.)
Themes
literature
|metaphor
|description
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A poetic way to talk about something that has many different parts mixed together to make one thing.
A figurative term for something made up of many different parts or types that are joined together to form a single whole.
Grammar
Dictionary form
quilt
IPA
GB/kwˈɪlt/
US/kwˈɪlt/
Syllables & stress
quilt (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (quilt)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: quilt
- Plural: quilts
Verb
- Base: quilt
- 3rd Person Singular: quilts
- Present Participle: quilting
- Past: quilted
Word family
Forms
quilts
noun
quilting
verb
quilted
verb
Core family
quilter
noun
Expressions
crazy quilt
1/kɹˈeɪzi kwˈɪlt/
fixed phrase
irregular-pattern patchwork quilt
A type of patchwork quilt made from many shapes and colors of cloth in no clear pattern.
Examples
- The museum displayed a nineteenth‑century crazy quilt with hundreds of different fabrics.
- Her bed is covered with a bright crazy quilt made from old dresses and shirts.
- They chose a crazy quilt design so they could use up all their fabric scraps.
patchwork quilt
1/pˈæt͡ʃwˌɚk kwˈɪlt/
fixed phrase
quilt of many fabric pieces
A quilt made by sewing many small pieces of cloth together in patterns.
Examples
- The old patchwork quilt on the sofa was made from scraps of children’s clothes.
- She spent months sewing a bright patchwork quilt for their wedding gift.
- In the guest room, a colorful patchwork quilt covers the single bed.
quilt batting
1/kwˈɪlt bˈætɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
soft filling inside a quilt
The soft material, like cotton or polyester, that is put inside a quilt to make it warm and thick.
Examples
- Use high‑quality quilt batting if you want the blanket to stay fluffy.
- She chose cotton quilt batting because it breathes better in hot weather.
- The pattern lists how much quilt batting you need for a queen‑size quilt.
quilt cover
1/kwˈɪlt kˈʌvɚ/
fixed phrase
removable cover for a quilt
A cloth cover that goes over a quilt or duvet to keep it clean and to change its color or style.
Examples
- We bought a new quilt cover to match the curtains.
- Take off the quilt cover and put it in the wash, but leave the quilt on the bed.
- She changed the room by using a bright yellow quilt cover.
quilt show
1/kwˈɪlt ʃˈoʊ/
fixed phrase
exhibition of quilts
An event where people display many quilts so others can look at them, and sometimes buy them or win prizes.
Examples
- Her wall hanging won first prize at the local quilt show.
- The community center is hosting a quilt show this weekend.
- Visitors walked slowly through the hall, admiring the colors at the annual quilt show.