| 单词 | patchwork cushion |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspatchwork cushion 1. Made out of patchwork (sense A. 2a), esp. in patchwork cushion, patchwork quilt; put together from patches. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > patchwork patchwork1711 patchworked1803 piecework1842 Resht1883 1711 E. Freke Diary 16 Oct. in Jrnl. Cork Hist & Archaeol. (1912) 18 204 New Patchwork Couchin, given mee. 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 393 No patchwork quilt, all seams and scars. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xv. 139 There was the old patch-work counterpane. 1907 St. Nicholas July 832/1 In a short time our patchwork flag was put together. 1939 L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. viii. 33 Life was fine With two in a bed and patchwork cushions And checks and tassels on the washing-line. 1990 Daily Mail: Creating Perfect Home No. 4. 10/4 Patchwork cushions and bedspreads are pretty as well as practical. < as lemmas |
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