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patch•work



Pronunciation: (pach'wûrk"), [key]
—n.
1. something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
2. work made of pieces of cloth or leather of various colors or shapes sewed together, used esp. for covering quilts, cushions, etc.

—adj.
resembling a patchwork, esp. in being makeshift, irregular, or improvised: a patchwork policy of dispensing foreign aid.

—v.t.
1. to make as patchwork: She specializes in patchworking skirts.
2. to assemble or connect in making patchwork: to patchwork neckties into bedspreads.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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