🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

gesteppt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gesteppt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Quilted/ˈkwɪl.tɪd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie trägt eine warme, gesteppte Jacke."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Made of two layers of fabric with a layer of padding held in place by lines of stitching.

    "She wrapped herself in a thick, quilted blanket to stay warm."
  2. 2

    Patterned or marked with intersecting lines that resemble a quilt.

    "The fields below looked like a quilted patchwork of green and gold."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'quilten', which stems from the Old French 'cuilte', ultimately originating from the Latin 'culcita' meaning a mattress, cushion, or bolster. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from heavy stuffed bedding to any patterned stitched fabric construction resembling padding or layering.

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