PATCHWORK


Meaning of PATCHWORK in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

quilt

Under the patchwork quilt , David turned over and sleepily pulled Clare towards him.

In the past, local hotlines have to the best of their ability provided only a patchwork quilt of assistance.

Across the lake is a patchwork quilt of Yorkshire countryside to the hills beyond.

And did he have their little scarves sewn up into a patchwork quilt ?

After that, huddled under the patchwork quilt , they made love in a lazy, unhurried way.

The great double bed had brass rails and was covered with a patchwork quilt .

She shivered, jumped back into bed, and snuggled lower under the patchwork quilt .

There were tiny fields, like a patchwork quilt thrown across the rocks.

■ VERB

make

Saturday I made a patchwork cot cover by hand, I have good practical skills.

This makes for a patchwork quality with occasional repetition, but the book is still a worthwhile reading endeavor.

She was making a patchwork quilt for the baby's cot.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A patchwork of care may well be required that is drawn from private and voluntary as well as formal and informal sources.

Across the lake is a patchwork quilt of Yorkshire countryside to the hills beyond.

He wraps around himself the dusty patchwork cloak of his invisibility and the heralds gallop hither and yon in vain.

His favourite was in bright print patchwork , and he wore it dead straight, one inch above his eyebrows.

Now there is a patchwork of state legislation enacted to deal with the legal and ethical issues raised by genetic information.

Saturday I made a patchwork cot cover by hand, I have good practical skills.

She was making a patchwork quilt for the baby's cot.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.