Definition of patchwork
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
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Examples of patchwork in a Sentence
The valley is a patchwork of family farms.
A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed.
a patchwork system of laws
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First Known Use of patchwork
1634
PATCHWORK Defined for English Language Learners
patchwork
playDefinition of patchwork for English Language Learners
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: something that is made up of different things
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: pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes that are sewn together in a pattern
PATCHWORK Defined for Kids
patchwork
playDefinition of patchwork for Students
1 : pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes sewed together
2 : something made up of different parts The farm is a patchwork of fields.
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