'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]
Synonyms of 'patchwork'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all sorts,
- assemblage,
- assortment,
- broad spectrum,
- check,
- checker,
- checkerboard,
- checkerwork,
- chessboard,
- colors in patches,
- confusion,
- conglomeration,
- crazy quilt,
- crazy-work,
- gallimaufry,
- harlequin,
- hash,
- hodgepodge,
- hotchpot,
- hotchpotch,
- jumble,
- magpie,
- marquetry,
- mash,
- medley,
- melange,
- mess,
- mingle-mangle,
- miscellany,
- mishmash,
- mix,
- mixed bag,
- mixture,
- mosaic,
- odds and ends,
- olio,
- olla podrida,
- omnium-gatherum,
- parquet,
- parquetry,
- pasticcio,
- pastiche,
- plaid,
- potpourri,
- salad,
- salmagundi,
- sauce,
- scramble,
- stew,
- tartan,
- tessellation,
- tesserae,
- variegated pattern,
- what you will