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单词 patchwork quilt
释义

patchwork quilt

noun

1
: a quilt made of patchwork
2
: patchwork sense 1

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings
Recent Examples on the Web One of her latest favorite acquisitions is the Toast coverlet in her bedroom, a patchwork quilt made by artisans in India of fabric remnants from their fashion line. Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2022 The foliage is part graffiti (including the artist’s ballooning signature), part patchwork quilt. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Kittelson imagined the arrangement of young American faces as a patchwork quilt — something that doesn't exist in Europe. Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020 As Tezeno and her fellow Louisianans try to mentally prepare for hurricanes yet to come, two years after Laura, Lake Charles – 45 miles north of Cameron Parish – still looks like a blue patchwork quilt. Jennifer Gray, CNN, 30 May 2022 But a bird soaring above the ground below would see a patchwork quilt of white and green interwoven within the broad stretches of dusty brown that define the terrain. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Apr. 2022 Unable to attend in person, Soleymani was still very much a part of the multi-colored patchwork quilt bringing so many universes together under one three-letter banner: NFT. Larry Dvoskin, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2021 With track runtimes rarely exceeding two minutes, the Brit somehow manages to weave together a patchwork quilt of sounds from snippets of ‘90s bangers, classic R&B and alt-rock anthems. Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Nov. 2021 In 1996, a patchwork quilt made by Adeline Harris Sears of Rhode Island was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its American Wing. Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

patchwork quilt

noun

as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • medley
  • variety
  • assortment
  • jumble
  • crazy quilt
  • collage
  • alphabet soup
  • salad
  • blend
  • macédoine
  • patchwork
  • mixed bag
  • amalgam
  • litter
  • hash
  • jungle
  • clutter
  • grab bag
  • pastiche
  • omnium-gatherum
  • stew
  • agglomeration
  • shuffle
  • potpourri
  • farrago
  • mishmash
  • mélange
  • agglomerate
  • gumbo
  • scramble
  • rummage
  • hodgepodge
  • jambalaya
  • combination
  • salmagundi
  • gallimaufry
  • miscellany
  • menagerie
  • ragout
  • smorgasbord
  • ragbag
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • tangle
  • montage
  • hotchpotch
  • botch
  • accumulation
  • miscellanea
  • motley
  • tumble
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • welter
  • fusion
  • composite
  • conglomerate
  • muddle
  • notions
  • conglomeration
  • sundries
  • compound
  • alloy
  • admixture
  • detritus
  • mess
  • dog's breakfast
  • intermixture
  • commixture
  • disorder
  • catchall
  • chaos
  • odds and ends
  • oddments
  • disarray
  • imbroglio
  • morass
  • shambles
  • confusion
  • snarl
  • disarrangement
  • mix-up
  • bollix
  • knot
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