patchwork
pach wurk
- n a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- n a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
- n sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
- Once a patchwork of sultanates and kingdoms, this teeming region now struggles to tame its multipleand often conflictingidentities INDIA: Misplaced Majesty.
- Officials from other republics regard the outcome as a test for the future prospects of the patchwork Commonwealth of Independent States.
- March 7, 2009 by janidavies Theres not much in the way of big glamour gowns gowns on Milan runways this week, but Veronica Etro showed these three in a muted patchwork .