ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1.
a. : something composed of ill-assorted, miscellaneous, or incongruous parts : hodgepodge , jumble
a patchwork of four languages laced with gestures and laughter — Claudia Cassidy
had finished our patchwork lunch — Gladys B. Stern
a patchwork report
b. : work performed in random or unsystematic fashion or confined to patching up
desegregation has been a patchwork in Kentucky — J.B.Martin
argued … that economic reform by patchwork is illogical and timid — F.L.Allen
patchwork efforts
2. : pieces of cloth of various colors and shapes sewed together usually in a pattern to form a covering (as for a bed)
a patchwork quilt
a counterpane of silk patchwork
• patchworked ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
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