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quilting

/kwil-ting/US // ˈkwɪl tɪŋ //UK // (ˈkwɪltɪŋ) //

绗缝,拼布,绗缝术,拼布业

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of a person who quilts.
    • : material for making quilts.
    • : a heavily padded wrapping, as for fragile cargo.

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Examples

  • The quilting maintains an even distribution of the beads, so there’s no pooling.

  • After six months of daily use, it shows no wear, the quilting is as warm as the first day I put it on, and the water-repellent finish continues to keep me dry even when snow turns to rain.

  • His wife reportedly told members of her quilting club that she, too, was carrying a pistol.

  • Cox has been quilting for 20 years and her latest book is The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide.

  • Both the young girls were dressed in their best; for they were going to a quilting-party, where they expected to meet many beaux.

  • "Mr. Gordonmammon thinks a deal of the Widow Lawton," said the hostess of the quilting-party.

  • Being asked out to tea and inviting in return, sewing bees, quilting parties when some girl was making an outfit.

  • It's like a regular old-fashioned quilting party to see them build a nest.

  • The women met in sewing and quilting bees and apple-parings; the men came for the evening meal and remained for the country dance.