PATCHWORK


Meaning of PATCHWORK in English

/ ˈpætʃwɜːk; NAmE -wɜːrk/ noun

1.

[ U ] a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together :

a patchwork quilt

2.

[ sing. ] a thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts :

a patchwork of different styles and cultures

From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.