quilte

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cowlte, quilt, quylt, quylte, qwhylt, qwylt, whelt, whilt === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman quilte and continental Old French coilte, from Latin culcita. For the variant cowlte, compare Middle French coulte, coute. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwilt(ə)/ === Noun === quilte (plural quiltes) A quilt (also when used as a mattress) (rare) A quilted undercoat. ==== Descendants ==== English: quilt Scots: twilt, twult → Irish: cuilt ==== References ==== “quilt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.