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patchwork

UK
/ˈpætʃwɜːk/
US
/ˈpætʃwɜrk/

Translations

patchworknoun
patchworks
pl
UK
/ˈpætʃwɜːk/
US
/ˈpætʃwɜrk/
patchworkEmprunt courant; s’emploie pour l’ouvrage textile et, au sens figuré, pour un ensemble disparate.
The quilt was a beautiful patchwork of various fabrics collected over the years.
Le quilt était un magnifique patchwork de tissus variés հավաքיס au fil des années.
Synonyms
jumble
mosaic
assortment
variegation
medley
collage
hodgepodge
patchworkadjective
more patchwork
Comp.
most patchwork
Super.
UK
/ˈpætʃwɜːk/
US
/ˈpætʃwɜrk/
patchworkAdjectif emprunté, généralement invariable, surtout dans les domaines textile et vestimentaire.
She wore a patchwork skirt made from scraps of brightly colored fabric.
Elle portait une jupe patchwork faite de chutes de tissu aux couleurs vives.
Additional translations
bigarréAu sens figuré, pour un ensemble disparate ou hétérogène.
Synonyms
cobbled-together
makeshift
haphazard
piecemeal
patchy
motley
jury-rigged
ad hoc
improvised
ragtag

Definitions

patchworknoun
A type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth in different designs, colors, or textures are sewn together.
The quilt was a beautiful patchwork of various fabrics collected over the years.
A thing composed of many different elements so as to appear variegated.
The new policy was a patchwork of ideas from different departments.
A quilt or other textile article produced by sewing together pieces of fabric of different colors or patterns.
She spread a bright patchwork over the bed to let it air in the afternoon sun.
patchworkadjective
Made up of incongruous or varied parts; pieced together from different sources.
The patchwork quilt was a colorful collection of fabric scraps from various old clothes.
Resembling or characteristic of a patchwork; having a diverse or mixed composition.
The patchwork policy was criticized for its lack of coherence and consistency.
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