noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
quilt
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Under the patchwork quilt , David turned over and sleepily pulled Clare towards him.
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In the past, local hotlines have to the best of their ability provided only a patchwork quilt of assistance.
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Across the lake is a patchwork quilt of Yorkshire countryside to the hills beyond.
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And did he have their little scarves sewn up into a patchwork quilt ?
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After that, huddled under the patchwork quilt , they made love in a lazy, unhurried way.
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The great double bed had brass rails and was covered with a patchwork quilt .
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She shivered, jumped back into bed, and snuggled lower under the patchwork quilt .
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There were tiny fields, like a patchwork quilt thrown across the rocks.
■ VERB
make
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Saturday I made a patchwork cot cover by hand, I have good practical skills.
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This makes for a patchwork quality with occasional repetition, but the book is still a worthwhile reading endeavor.
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She was making a patchwork quilt for the baby's cot.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A patchwork of care may well be required that is drawn from private and voluntary as well as formal and informal sources.
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Across the lake is a patchwork quilt of Yorkshire countryside to the hills beyond.
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He wraps around himself the dusty patchwork cloak of his invisibility and the heralds gallop hither and yon in vain.
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His favourite was in bright print patchwork , and he wore it dead straight, one inch above his eyebrows.
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Now there is a patchwork of state legislation enacted to deal with the legal and ethical issues raised by genetic information.
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Saturday I made a patchwork cot cover by hand, I have good practical skills.
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She was making a patchwork quilt for the baby's cot.