patchwork quilt
patchwork quilt noun: a decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.
Noun
patchwork quilt (plural patchwork quilts)
- A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.
- Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.
- Despite a patchwork quilt of aid that includes scholarships, loans and an on-campus job, Kenner's father, a train conductor, must now pay $6,000 out of pocket to send his daughter to school.1989 September 25, Susan Tifft et al., “Sticker Shock at the Ivory Tower”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- hodgepodge, jumble
Synonyms of patchwork quilt
Forms of patchwork quilt
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Questions about patchwork quilt
- What does patchwork quilt mean?
- Patchwork quilt means a decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.
- What part of speech is patchwork quilt?
- Patchwork quilt is a noun.
- What is the plural of patchwork quilt?
- The plural of patchwork quilt is patchwork quilts.
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