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patchwork quilt

noun

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  1. A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn…

    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. Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure

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

    • 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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