quilt: [13] The ultimate source of quilt is Latin culcita ‘mattress’, which passed into English via Old French cuilte. Its function gradually evolved from that of a mattress for lying on to that of a coverlet for lying under. A long-standing characteristic of such quilts is that their stuffing is held in place by cross-stitching. This does not emerge as a distinct meaning of the verb quilt (‘sew padded cloth in a crisscross pattern’) until the mid-16th century, but it is reflected in the medieval Latin term culcita puncta ‘pricked mattress’ – that is, a mattress that has been stitched.
This passed into English via Old French as counterpoint, which was subsequently altered, by association with pane ‘panel’, to counterpane [17]. => counterpane
quilt (n.)
c. 1300, "mattress with soft lining," from Anglo-French quilte, Old French cuilte, coute "quilt, mattress" (12c.), from Latin culcita "mattress, bolster," of unknown origin. Sense of "thick outer bed covering" is first recorded 1590s.
quilt (v.)
1550s, from quilt (n.). Related: Quilted; quilting. Quilting bee attested from 1824 (see bee).
双语例句
1. The quilt has pretty, scalloped edges and intricate quilting.
这条被子有漂亮的荷叶饰边，而且绗缝活做得也很精致。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Mary saved up pieces of cloth to make a quilt.
玛丽存了几块布留作棉被用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The design on this quilt cover is quite elegant.
