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Definition of Patchwork quilt

1. Noun. A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together.

Definition of Patchwork quilt

1. Noun. (literally) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (figuratively by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patchwork Quilt

Literary usage of Patchwork quilt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In the Strange South Seas by Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw (1908)
"A really good patchwork quilt is considered a possession of great value, ... They still make mats in large numbers, but the patchwork quilt has spoilt their ..."

2. The "Flower of Gloster," by Ernest Temple Thurston (1911)
"1 XVII THE FIRST patchwork quilt—CROP REDY the Red Lion we went, leaving the Flower of Gloster moored by the bank on the far side of the lock; giving Fanny ..."

3. Journal by California Legislature (1886)
"Handbag, bullion embroide Sofa cushion cover on can patchwork quilt, .... patchwork quilt. _ _- Knit tidies. Knit bedspread. Fine lace work. Knit slippers. ..."

4. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1909)
"2d best patchwork quilt Best cradle quilt 2d best cradle quilt Best silk comfort 2d best silk comfort Best cotton comfort 2d best cotton comfort Best ..."

5. Illustrated de Luxe Catalogue of the Old and Modern Masters Collected by the by Irving Murray Scott, Thomas Ellis Kirby, American Art Association (1906)
"... in a green-painted chair at one end, an old lady in figured calico dress, striped apron and white lawn cap is busily at work on a patchwork quilt. ..."

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