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Definitions for Patchwork
[1] something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
[2] work made of pieces of cloth or leather of various colors or shapes sewed together, used especially for covering quilts, cushions, etc.
[3] resembling a patchwork, especially in being makeshift, irregular, or improvised: a patchwork policy of dispensing foreign aid.
[4] to make as patchwork: She specializes in patchworking skirts.
[5] to assemble or connect in making patchwork: to patchwork neckties into bedspreads.
[6] needlework done by sewing pieces of different materials together
[7] something, such as a theory, made up of various parts a patchwork of cribbed ideas
Words related to Patchwork
jumble, plaid, mishmash, tartan, salmagundi, hash, salad, confusion, muddle, medley, stew, miscellany, pastiche, disorder, check, olio
Words nearby Patchwork
patch-up, patchen, patchogue, patchouli, patchstand, patchwork, patchy, patd, patd., pate, patella
Origin of Patchwork
First recorded in 1685–95; patch1 + work
Other words from Patchwork
patch·work·y , adjective
Synonyms for Patchwork
jumble, mishmash, plaid, tartan, check, confusion, disorder, hash, medley, miscellany, muddle, pastiche, salad, salmagundi, stew, olio