Found 2 items, similar to patchwork.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: patchwork patchwork n 1: a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas [syn: hodgepodge, jumble] 2: a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together [syn: patchwork quilt] 3: sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
English → English (gcide) Definition: Patchwork Patchwork \Patch"work`\, n. Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up. --Swift. [1913 Webster]