patchwork
patchwork · patchworks · patchworked · patchworking
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabricTo create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
US/pˈætʃwˌɝk/
» Grandma made me a patchwork rug.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
(transitive)To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
Examples
5 sentencesGrandma made me a patchwork rug.
From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.
Now, get out your patchwork and have your square done before teatime.
After 10 years of patchwork development, the software had become so slow and unwieldy that it had to be rebuilt from scratch.
In prehistory, Sahara was a patchwork of rivers and swamps.
Origin
From patch + work.From patch + work.
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Forms
patchworks, patchworking, patchworked, patchworked| Base form | patchwork · to patchwork |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | patchworks |
| Present participle | patchworking |
| Past simple | patchworked |
| Past participle | patchworked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle