different between quilt vs doona

English

Etymology

From Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kw?lt/, [k?w??lt]
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

quilt (plural quilts)

1. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

   My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.

2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
3. A quilted skirt worn by women.

Derived terms

• crazy quilt
• patchwork quilt

Translations

Verb

quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)

1. To construct a quilt.
2. To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• batting
• pinking shears
• sew
• cotton

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

quilt m (definite singular quilten, indefinite plural quiltar, definite plural quiltane)

1. Alternative spelling of kvilt

English

Etymology 1

Originally a product name, derived from Danish dyne /dy?n?/. Trademark owned by the Tontine Group.

Pronunciation

• enPR: do?on'@, IPA^(key): /?du?n?/
• Rhymes: -u?n?

Noun

doona (plural doonas)

1. (Australia) A padded blanket.
   • 2002, Lisa Forrest, DJ Max, unnumnbered page,

     She got up, dragged the doona around her shoulders and tiptoed into the spare room.

   • 2011, Shannon Lush, Jennifer Fleming, Spotless: Room-by-Room Solutions to Domestic Disasters, unnumbered page,

     Doonas can be made of goose feathers, wool or synthetics. Wash them twice a year or even more if you sweat a lot. You can tell it?s time for a wash when the fibres are packed down and lumpy, or the doona smells.

Synonyms

• duvet (UK)
• quilt (US)

See also

• eiderdown

Translations

Etymology 2

Contraction

doona

1. (Scotland) Contraction of do not.
   • 2005, Harold Cheney, Jack of Tabbyshire, Jack of Tabbyshire and Other Grandfather Tales, page 9,

     “Are you talking to those cats again? Do you really think they listen? Do you really think they understand?”

     “I doona know, Grandma. And I doona care.”

Anagrams

• Onoda