"twilt" meaning in English

See twilt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: twilts [plural]
Etymology: See quilt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} twilt (plural twilts)
  1. (UK, dialect) A quilt. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-twilt-en-noun-w2tfXByT Categories (other): British English

Verb

Forms: twilts [present, singular, third-person], twilting [participle, present], twilted [participle, past], twilted [past]
Etymology: See quilt. Head templates: {{en-verb}} twilt (third-person singular simple present twilts, present participle twilting, simple past and past participle twilted)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-twilt-en-verb-regADAdl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "A quilt."
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        "(UK, dialect) A quilt."
      ],
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        "UK",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twilt"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "See quilt.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twilts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together."
      ],
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          "cross-stitch",
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        ],
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          "quincunx"
        ]
      ],
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        "(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "dialectal",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See quilt.",
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    {
      "form": "twilts",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "twilt (plural twilts)",
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      ],
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        "A quilt."
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        "(UK, dialect) A quilt."
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    }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See quilt.",
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    {
      "form": "twilts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twilted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cross-stitch in quincunx fashion so as to connect two thicknesses together."
      ],
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    }
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}

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