About The Word Patchwork

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Patchwork

Patchwork Meaning & Definition
Patchwork Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Patchwork?

[n] sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
[n] a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together
[n] a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Patchwork: hodgepodge | jumble | patchwork quilt

Related Terms | Find terms related to Patchwork: all sorts | assemblage | assortment | broad spectrum | check | checker | checkerboard | checkerwork | chessboard | colors in patches | confusion | conglomeration | crazy quilt | crazy-work | gallimaufry | harlequin | hash | hodgepodge | hotchpot | hotchpotch | jumble | magpie | marquetry | mash | medley | melange | mess | mingle-mangle | miscellany | mishmash | mix | mixed bag | mixture | mosaic | odds and ends | olio | olla podrida | omnium-gatherum | parquet | parquetry | pasticcio | pastiche | plaid | potpourri | salad | salmagundi | sauce | scramble | stew | tartan | tessellation | tesserae | variegated pattern | what you will

See Also | comforter | crazy quilt | puff | quilt | sewing | stitchery | theory

Patchwork In Webster's Dictionary

\Patch"work`\, n. Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up. --Swift.

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