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patchwork
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As a noun, patchwork means a work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. As a verb, it means create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
Meanings of patchwork
8 meaningsnoun
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
figurativeAny kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
“Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.”
derogatoryA state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
Similar: hodgepodge, jumbleA quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
Similar: patchwork quiltSewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
verb
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).