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Definition of Twilt
1. n. A quilt.
Definition of Twilt
1. Noun. (UK dialect) A quilt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twilt
1. to quilt [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: quilt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twilt
Literary usage of Twilt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"twilt [twilt-], a quilt. Wh. Gl. ; gen. twilt [twilt-], va to beat in any manner,
save with the closed fist. Wh. Ol. ; gen. Also, sub- stantively. ..."
2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"twilt, ». A quilted bedcover, 8. Bride of Lam. ... А variety of twilt, qv
TWO-PENNY, >. A weak kind of beer, sold «t twopence the Scots pint, or two quarts, ..."
3. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"But the latter is the common name; and the others are very little used or known,
in Suffolk. TWIDDLE. A pimple. See CLOW. twilt. A quilt—as in Scotland. ..."
4. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"Twill [twil], a quill. twilt [twilt], a quilt or counterpane. twilt, v. (1) to
quilt; (2) to flog. ..."
5. A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect: Explanatory, Derivative, and Critical by John Christopher Atkinson (1868)
"twilt, va To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses
... A frame of large size to which the borders of a twilt, or the like, ..."
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