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Significados de patchwork em inglês

russo
лоскутное шитьё
português
patchwork
espanhol
almazuela
catalão
labor de retalls
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Technique of making creative works by sewing together pieces of cloth or leather in various colors and patterns.

patchwork
catalão
flassada de retalls

A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together.

flassada de retalls

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

Uso de patchwork em inglês
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On sunny days, the abbey floor was a prismatic patchwork of light.
The Da Vinci Code
2
On the kitchen doorstep a patchwork cat was making a grave toilet.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
3
This unreliable patchwork of allegiances was repeated across the army and police.
Agent 6
4
Psychedelic and patchwork patterns dominated, and men left their suits at home
The Irish Times
5
Meanwhile, these practices are governed only by a skimpy patchwork of laws.
Wired
6
Her father stopped the horse, got out, and picked up the patchwork.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
7
The bed was covered with an equally charming counterpane of silk patchwork.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
8
The calico with roses on a green ground was in Sally's patchwork.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
9
They assemble through a patchwork of Facebook pages and myriad advocacy groups.
Reuters
10
His nose looked like a patchwork of small dice of different colors.
Men in War
11
His film is a patchwork composite of the powerful fragments he found.
Reuters
12
He stared, motionlessly, at the patchwork of earth and leaves before him.
The Wolf’s Hour
13
It was a thriving patchwork of algae and shells in extraordinary shades.
The Scar
14
Their leaves made a bright patchwork of metallic orange against the horizon.
The last page
15
I've got my patchwork scissors in my apron pocket fortunately, said Anne.
Anne of Green Gables
16
Featured vocalists transform a patchwork of urban electronics into clubby pop anthems.
The Guardian
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patchwork
espanhol
almazuela
Patchwork ao longo do tempo
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