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patchwork
English
Etymology
From patch +? work
Noun
patchwork (countable and uncountable, plural patchworks)
- A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
- (figuratively) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
- Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.
- (derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
Related terms
Translations
Verb
patchwork (third-person singular simple present patchworks, present participle patchworking, simple past and past participle patchworked)
- To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
- To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
References
- “patchwork”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English patchwork.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pat.?w??k/
Noun
patchwork m (plural patchworks)
- patchwork
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English patchwork.
Noun
patchwork m (invariable)
- patchwork (all senses)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English patchwork.
Noun
patchwork m (plural patchworks)
- patchwork
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patchworky
English
Etymology
patchwork +? -y
Adjective
patchworky (comparative more patchworky, superlative most patchworky)
- Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
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