Looks like a definite link between those, doesn't it?
Helene
--- Bev Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Helene Gannac wrote:
...Interesting use of the word 'quilt' with 'knitting' however..
I wonder if the English word quilt comes from teh French couette (pr.
like
Or they both come from the Middle English/Old French word 'cuilte'
I think the quilt of a 'knitted quilt' refers to a bedcovering, but not
necessarily a quilt, which is most usually two layers of fabric holding a
filling of carded wool, cotton, or feathers.
Thank you for mentioning 'couette' ;)
For those taking notes, the origin of 'knitting' is the Old English
'cnyttan' to knot (itself OE cnotta)
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