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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
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noun
Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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noun
a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: patchwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quilt, comforter, comfort, puff
Narrower terms: crazy quilt
History
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Across languages
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