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quilt·ing

 (kwĭl′tĭng)
n.
1. The process of doing quilted work.
2.
a. Material used to make quilts.
b. Material that has been quilted.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

quilting

(ˈkwɪltɪŋ)
n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) material used for making a quilt
2. (Knitting & Sewing) the act or process of making a quilt
3. (Knitting & Sewing) quilted work
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

quilt•ing

(ˈkwɪl tɪŋ)

n.
1. the act or process of making quilts or quilted work.
2. material for making quilts.
3. material or work that has been quilted.
[1605–15]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quilting - stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a designquilting - stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
2.quilting - a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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quilting

[ˈkwɪltɪŋ] N (= material) → tela f acolchada; (= act, quilted work) → acolchado m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quilting

n
(= process) → (Ab)steppen nt, → Wattieren nt
(= material) → Steppstoff m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quilting

[ˈkwɪltɪŋ] n (material) → stoffa trapuntata; (craft) → trapunto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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