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Meanings of patchwork in English
Technique of making creative works by sewing together pieces of cloth or leather in various colors and patterns.
Catalan
flassada de retalls Synonyms
Examples for "patchwork quilt"
Examples for "patchwork quilt"
1
They carried something on a board, covered with an old patchwork quilt.
2
The real question is whether the patchwork quilt of support will be enough.
3
The scary heap that resembles a patchwork quilt of iron was entirely crowd-sourced.
4
They held famine at bay with a patchwork quilt and a crazy washstand.
5
The pillow-case full, however, was never attempted, any more than the patchwork quilt.
Usage of patchwork in English
1
On sunny days, the abbey floor was a prismatic patchwork of light.
2
On the kitchen doorstep a patchwork cat was making a grave toilet.
3
This unreliable patchwork of allegiances was repeated across the army and police.
4
Psychedelic and patchwork patterns dominated, and men left their suits at home
5
Meanwhile, these practices are governed only by a skimpy patchwork of laws.
6
Her father stopped the horse, got out, and picked up the patchwork.
7
The bed was covered with an equally charming counterpane of silk patchwork.
8
The calico with roses on a green ground was in Sally's patchwork.
9
They assemble through a patchwork of Facebook pages and myriad advocacy groups.
10
His nose looked like a patchwork of small dice of different colors.
11
His film is a patchwork composite of the powerful fragments he found.
12
He stared, motionlessly, at the patchwork of earth and leaves before him.
13
It was a thriving patchwork of algae and shells in extraordinary shades.
14
Their leaves made a bright patchwork of metallic orange against the horizon.
15
I've got my patchwork scissors in my apron pocket fortunately, said Anne.
16
Featured vocalists transform a patchwork of urban electronics into clubby pop anthems.
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Patchwork across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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