n. The act or operation of forming a quilt.n. The material used for making quilts; padding or lining.n. Quilted work.n. A kind of cloth resembling diaper, having a pattern slightly marked by the direction of the threads or raised in low relief. It is made of cotton and of linen, and is used, like piqué, for waistcoats.n. Nautical: A beating with a rope's end.n. A coating for a water-vessel (such as an earthen monkey or jar), formed of sennit, rope-strands, etc.