Meaning & use
quilted jacket
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Meaning
nouncountable
A jacket made of two layers of fabric with soft material between them, held in place by lines of stitching.
Grammar: Countable: you can say a quilted jacket or two quilted jackets.
Patterns
- wear a quilted jacket
- a quilted jacket with a hood
She wore a green quilted jacket over her sweater.
Quilted jackets are popular in autumn because they are warm but not bulky.
He bought a quilted jacket with a fur-lined collar.
Word forms
| plural | quilted jackets |
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Common combinations
- quilted jacket with a hood
- I need a quilted jacket with a hood for rainy days.
- lightweight quilted jacket
- A lightweight quilted jacket is perfect for spring.
- wear a quilted jacket
- He always wears a quilted jacket when he walks the dog.
- quilted jacket in navy
- The quilted jacket in navy sold out quickly.
Synonyms and how they differ
- padded jacket
- Padded jacket emphasizes the thick filling inside; quilted jacket focuses on the stitched pattern that holds the filling.
- down jacket
- A down jacket is filled with feathers and is usually warmer; a quilted jacket may have synthetic filling.
Word family
Commonly confused: quilted jacket or quilt?
quilted jacket vs quilt
A quilt is a bed covering, not a jacket. A quilted jacket is a piece of clothing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'quilted jacket' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A quilted jacket is a piece of clothing for cool weather, so 'for cold autumn mornings' fits. Option 0 confuses it with a quilt (a bed cover), option 1 is unlikely because it is too warm for summer, and option 3 is nonsense.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “quilted jacket”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.