Main Entry:

patch·work

Pronunciation:

\ˈpach-ˌwərk\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Date:

1692

1: something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts : hodgepodge2: 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]