Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a quilt

Etymologies

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quilt +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Asian-influenced designs for Mansmith's label, Scrap, have a grandma-chic appeal, quiltlike and homey, but they're also impressive feats of craft, beautifully finished inside and out.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • Jack's House and Grandfather's Garden (both works 2008), Sollins's quiltlike pieces nearly domesticate any conceptual climax, yet they retain a truly kinetic space punctuated with the multitude of narratives that might exist within each found envelope.

    artforum.com 2009

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