patchwork quilt

patchwork quilt

noun

Definition of PATCHWORK QUILT

1

: a quilt made of patchwork

2

: patchwork 1

Examples of PATCHWORK QUILT

1. <the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings>

First Known Use of PATCHWORK QUILT

1840

Related to PATCHWORK QUILT

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, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, miscellany, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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Rhymes with PATCHWORK QUILT

basket hilt, carvel-built, clinker-built, crazy-quilt, custom-built, jerry-built, purpose-built, to the hilt, Vanderbilt