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patchwork

noun

1 patchwork

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

synonyms: hodgepodge, jumble.

Roget 41: mixture, admixture, commixture, commixtion; commixion, intermixture, alloyage, matrimony; junction etc. 43; combination etc. 48; ... show more

Roget 70: discontinuity; disjunction etc. 44; anacoluthon; interruption, break, fracture, flaw, fault, crack, cut; gap etc. ... show more

Roget 440: variegation; colors, dichroism, trichroism; iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae.    spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, ... show more

Dutch: krakeling

2 patchwork

A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together.

synonym: patchwork quilt.

Polish: koĊ‚dra patchworkowa, patchwork

3 patchwork

Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern.

Polish: patchwork


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 ... show more.

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