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quirt
English
Etymology
From Spanish cuerda (“cord”), or Mexican Spanish cuarta (“whip”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kw??t/
- (US) IPA(key): /kw?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Noun
quirt (plural quirts)
- A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
- about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
- He sprang into the saddle easily as a bird, got the quirt from the horn, and gave his pony a slash with it.
- He paused a moment and flicked a sage-brush with his quirt.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter I:
- […] when the young man whirled his horse, “hazed” Jupiter in circles and belaboured him with a rawhide quirt, […] He ceased his cavortings […]
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin (2001), page 96:
- She raised the handle of her beautiful quirt to her eyes and scanned the Western horizon.
- 1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing:
- He rode his horse with the reins tied and he wore a pistol at his belt and a plain flatcrowned hat of a type no longer much seen in that country and he wore tooled boots to his knees and carried a quirt.
- about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
Translations
Verb
quirt (third-person singular simple present quirts, present participle quirting, simple past and past participle quirted)
- To strike with a quirt.
Synonyms
- (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip
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quilt
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)
- 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.
- A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
- 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)
- To construct a quilt.
- 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)
- Alternative spelling of kvilt
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