quilted

[ kwil-tid ]

adjective

1. resembling a quilt, as in texture, design, stitching, etc.
2. padded, filled, or stitched in the manner of a quilt.

Other Words From

• un·quilted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quilted¹

First recorded in 1525–35; quilt + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Kings Starter jacket, the ribbed corduroy from the house shoes her dad would buy at the swap meet, a quilted inside that draws from the iconographic element of a Chanel bag.

From Los Angeles Times

A large number of items, including Stagecoach-branded “Yellowstone” T-shirts and a heavy quilted Yellowstone coat, didn’t include prices, perhaps because merchandise was moving quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

He donned his entire wardrobe, got all his mats together, all the paper he had torn from the novel, whatever milkweed fluff he could find in his storerooms, and half sitting, half reclining against a wall, he quilted himself all around with these paddings and buried his face in Amanda’s scarf.

From Literature

Most big cities are quilted this way, with working class squares abutting middle- and upper-class areas.

From Salon

For Ms. Ringgold, as her work and many interviews made plain, art and activism were a seamless, if sometimes quilted, whole.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cushioned