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Topic: HOUSE

Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: cuilte, from Latin culcita 'mattress'

quilt

 noun
     
quilt [countable]
DHH a warm thick cover for a bed, made by sewing two layers of cloth together, with feathers or a thick material in between them [↪ duvet]
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