Quilting

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quilt.

2. (n.) The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.

3. (n.) A quilting bee. See Bee.

4. (n.) The material used for making quilts.

5. (n.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

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