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- [pach-wurk]
- /ˈpætʃˌwɜrk/
- /ˈpætʃ.wɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pach-wurk]
- /ˈpætʃˌwɜrk/
Definitions of patchwork word
- noun patchwork something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms. 1
- noun patchwork work made of pieces of cloth or leather of various colors or shapes sewed together, used especially for covering quilts, cushions, etc. 1
- adjective patchwork resembling a patchwork, especially in being makeshift, irregular, or improvised: a patchwork policy of dispensing foreign aid. 1
- verb with object patchwork to make as patchwork: She specializes in patchworking skirts. 1
- verb with object patchwork to assemble or connect in making patchwork: to patchwork neckties into bedspreads. 1
- noun patchwork cloth pieces sewn together 1
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Origin of patchwork
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; patch1 + work
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Patchwork
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
patchwork popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
patchwork usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for patchwork
noun patchwork
- all sorts — All sorts of things or people means a large number of different things or people.
- batt — a slab-shaped piece of insulating material used in building houses
- checker — Checkers is a game for two people, played with 24 round pieces on a board.
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- checkers — a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces
adj patchwork
adjective patchwork
- chequered — If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
- collaged — a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- quilted — resembling a quilt, as in texture, design, stitching, etc.
Top questions with patchwork
- how to make a patchwork quilt?
- what is a patchwork?
- how to make a patchwork cushion?
- how to sew patchwork?
- how to make a patchwork teddy bear?
- how to make a patchwork quilt from baby clothes?
- how to make patchwork quilt from baby clothes?
- how to make a patchwork bear?
- how to do patchwork step by step?
- how to do patchwork by hand?
- how to make patchwork fabric?
- how to make a patchwork quilt bag?
- how to make a hand sewn patchwork quilt?
- how to make a patchwork quilt with photos?
- how do you do patchwork?
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