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patchwork

Main Entry: patch·work

Pronunciation: \ˈpach-ˌwərk\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 1692

1 : something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge
2 : pieces of cloth of various colors and shapes sewn together to form a covering; also : something resembling such a covering <a patchwork of fields>

[patchwork illustration]

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