1.
A ~ quilt, cushion, or piece of clothing is made by sewing together small pieces of material of different colours or patterns.
...beds covered in ~ quilts.
ADJ: ADJ n
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Patchwork is also a noun.
For centuries, quilting and ~ have been popular needlecrafts.
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2.
If you refer to something as a ~, you mean that it is made up of many different parts, pieces or colours.
The low mountains were a ~ of green and brown.
...this complex republic, a ~ of cultures, religions and nationalities.
N-SING: oft N of n