patchwork

ˈpætʃˌwɜːrk

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Definition of patchwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

quiltingsewing of pieces of fabric together to form a design

She displayed her colorful patchwork at the craft fair..

piecing

mixture creationthing made by combining different parts or pieces

The city is a patchwork of cultures and styles.

hodgepodge

medley

mishmash

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sewing of pieces of fabric together to form a design
thing made by combining different parts or pieces

Expressions with patchwork

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patchwork quilt

bed covering made from pieces of fabric sewn together

She covered the bed with a colorful patchwork quilt..

Origin of patchwork

English, patch (piece of cloth) + work (activity)

Terms with patchwork included in their meaning

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crazy quilt

quilting

patchwork quilt with random design

quilt

patchwork

something made of stitched-together parts

checkerboarding

adj.

land planning

marked by a patchwork of different elements

Examples of patchwork in a sentence

The museum featured an exhibit on traditional patchwork.
Her quilt was a patchwork of old clothes.
The festival was a patchwork of different cultures.

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French:patchwork, mosaïque, ...
German:Patchwork, Flickwerk, ...
Italian:lavoro di patchwork, tessuto patchwork, ...
Spanish:acolchado, mezcolanza, ...
Portuguese:colcha de retalhos, mosaico, ...
Chinese:拼布, 拼凑物, ...
Japanese:パッチワーク, 寄せ集め, ...
Arabic:تَرْقِيع, فسيفساء, ...
Hebrew:עֲבוֹדַת טְלָאִים, פְּסִיפָס, ...
Russian:лоскутное шитье, пэчворк, ...
Ukrainian:клаптева ковдра, пазл, ...
Hindi:पैचवर्क, मिश्रण, ...
Bengali:প্যাচওয়ার্ক, মিশ্রণ, ...
Catalan:patchwork, mosaic, ...
Czech:patchwork, směs, ...
Danish:patchwork, lapværk, ...
Dutch:patchwork, lappendeken, ...
Greek:πάτσγουορκ, μωσαϊκό, ...
Hungarian:foltvarrás, foltmunka, ...
Khmer:ការដេរបំណែកក្រណាត់, វត្ថុចម្រុះ, ...
Korean:조각보, 조각모음, ...
Persian:چهل‌تکه‌دوزی, ترکیب وصله‌ای, ...
Polish:patchwork, mozaika, ...
Portuguese (BR):colcha de retalhos, mosaico, ...
Romanian:mozaic, amestec, ...
Swedish:lapptäcke, ...
Thai:งานปะติดผ้า, งานปะติดปะต่อ, ...
Turkish:kırkyama, yamalı bohça, ...
Vietnamese:ghép vải, bức tranh ghép, ...

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