patchwork quilt

Synonyymisanakirja

patchwork quilt

tilkkutäkki, tilkkutyö, täkki, vanupeite, untuvapeite.

Englannin sanakirja

patchwork quilt (englanti > suomi)

1. tilkkutäkki

patchwork quilt englanniksi

1. puhekieltä 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.

2. puhekieltä Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.

3. 1989, Susan Tifft et. al., "http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958634,00.html Sticker Shock at the Ivory Tower," Time, 25 Sep.:

Despite a patchwork quilt of aid that includes scholarships, loans and an on-campus job, Kenner's father, a train conductor, must now pay $6,000 out of pocket to send his daughter to school.

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