patchwork /ˈpætʃ.wɜːk/ aep /-wɝːk/ noun
F0 [U] cloth made by sewing together a lot of smaller pieces of cloth with different patterns and colours, or the activity of doing this:
» a patchwork quilt/jacket» The old lady sat in the corner doing patchwork.Thesaurus+: ↑Knitting and sewingF0 [S] a mixture of different things:
» We looked out of the aircraft window down onto the patchwork of fields below.Thesaurus+: ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Mixing and mixtures , ↑Groups and collections of things- be a sucker for sth
- beat
- be at a crossroads
- be a tall order
- be at a loose end
- be at a loss
- beat a path through sth
- beat a path to sb's door
- be at a premium
- beat a retreat
- beat around the bush
- beat, bore, scare, etc. the pants off sb
- be at death's door
- beat down
- beaten
- beaten up
- beater
- be (a) testimony to sth
- be a testimony to sth
- be at fault
- beatific
- beatifically
- beatification
- beatify
- beating