'Quilting' definitions:

Definition of 'quilting'

From: WordNet
noun
Stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
noun
A material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric

Definition of 'Quilting'

From: GCIDE
  • Quilt \Quilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting.]
  • 1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Quilting'

From: GCIDE
  • Quilting \Quilt"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The material used for making quilts. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Naut.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. [1913 Webster]