quilt
part of speech
noun (a quilt, quilts); verb (quilt, quilts, quilted, quilting)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
2) A patchwork quilt is made from many small pieces of cloth sewn together. tree →
3) (verb) To quilt means to sew layers of cloth together with stitches in lines or patterns. tree →
4) (UK) A quilt is also another word for a duvet. tree →
sense 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 →
- The quilt has 6 rows of 8 squares, so it has 48 squares. tree →
- I pulled the quilt over my head because it was cold. tree →
- Each square of the quilt is a different colour. tree →
- She is quilting a cover for the new baby. tree →
- I wore my quilted jacket in the snow. tree →
- The quilt has a pattern with a line of symmetry down the middle. tree →
- Ida placed the flowers in the doll's bed, and drew the quilt over them. tree →
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).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quilt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.