'Patchwork' definitions:

Definition of 'patchwork'

(from WordNet)
noun
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble]
noun
A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together [syn: patchwork, patchwork quilt]
noun
Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern

Definition of 'Patchwork'

From: GCIDE
  • Patchwork \Patch"work`\, 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 or clumsily composed; a thing patched up. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

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