Lexic.us

Definition of Patchwork

1. Noun. A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.

2. Noun. A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together.

3. Noun. Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern.

Definition of Patchwork

1. n. Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up.

Definition of Patchwork

1. Noun. A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. ¹

2. Noun. Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one, whole piece. ¹

3. Verb. To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric ¹

4. Verb. To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Patchwork

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patchwork

patchier patchiest patchily patchiness patchinesses patching patchings patchlike patchnose snake patchnose snakes

patchouli patchoulies patchoulis patchoulol synthase patchouly patchwork (current term) patchwork quilt patchworked patchworking patchworks

patchworky patchy patchy atelectasis patdown patdowns pate pate a choux pate de foie gras pate feuillete pated

Literary usage of Patchwork

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1890)
"When she replaced the handkerchief, she put it under the patchwork, and did not draw up the bag again, but went on, swinging it violently by one string. ..."

2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1879)
"Well, they may; A little jumbling of our reds and blues, But hurry-scurry patchwork does not pay. [Left stitching against time. Steps in the Christian Walk. ..."

3. In the Strange South Seas by Beatrice Ethel Grimshaw (1908)
"patchwork is the delight of the Cook Island women, and has been so, ... A really good patchwork quilt is considered a possession of great value, ..."

4. Technology Assessment: Protecting Structures and Improving Communications by Robin M. Nazzaro, Keith A. Rhodes (2005)
"These technologies can be grouped into short- term, or patchwork, solutions to ... patchwork interoperability uses technology to interconnect two or more ..."

5. The Home Needle by Ella Rodman Church (1882)
"A patchwork CHAPTER. OF late years the feminine world lias run very much to patchwork of various kinds—not exactly the patchwork of our grandmothers and ..."

6. The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises, Studies, and Pursuits by Matilda Anne Planche Mackarness (1888)
"patchwork. patchwork is another useful and very pretty way of using the needle. ... Place this on your silk, satin, or whatever your patchwork is to be ..."

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