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单词 patchworked
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patchworkedadj.

Brit. /ˈpatʃwəːkt/, U.S. /ˈpætʃˌwərkt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patchwork n., -ed suffix2, patchwork v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < patchwork n. + -ed suffix2. In later use perhaps also < patchwork v. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier patchwork adj.
1. = patchwork adj. 1.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > patchwork
patchwork1711
patchworked1803
piecework1842
Resht1883
1803 J. Minshull Sprightly Widow iv. i. 43 A counterpane of one color won't serve you to lay under. Like a patch-worked quilt you must have them of all colors.
1989 Chicago Tribune 19 Feb. (Home Suppl.) 1/4 Evanston matrons are buying embroidered, hand-dyed and patchworked smocks.
2002 Toronto Star (Nexis) 31 Oct. h4 It would go well with a denim jacket, or as a belt with a peasant skirt or a pair of patchworked jeans.
2. = patchwork adj. 2.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > exhibiting variety in appearance > irregular in appearance
patched1447
shredden1581
patchy1583
of shreds (and patches)1604
patchwork1634
patched work1716
desultory1842
unpatterned1842
patchworky1845
patchworked1873
splashy1880
spotty1881
1873 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 202/2 There was a mysterious ghost-like silence and meaning about her,..which would not fit into Jane's patchworked items for the Review.
1982 Computerworld 8 Mar. 1/3 A five-year, half-billion-dollar plan to modernize its aging, error-prone and patchworked computer systems.
1992 Jrnl. Politics 54 280 The major flaw in the existing system of admittedly patchworked programs..is health care.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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