patchwork
noun/ˈpætʃwɜːk/
/ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
- [uncountable] a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together
- a patchwork quilt
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- [singular] 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.
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