Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
QUILT
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress
Date: 14th century
1. a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs, patchwork quilt 1, something that is quilted or resembles a quilt ,
II. verb
Date: 1555
transitive verb
1. to fill, pad, or line like a quilt, b. to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts, to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth, to fasten between two pieces of material, to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between, intransitive verb to make quilts, to do quilted work, quilter noun