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Definition of patchwork noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patchwork

noun
 
/ˈpætʃwɜːk/
 
/ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
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  1. [uncountable] a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together
    • a patchwork quilt
    compare crazy quilt
  2. [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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