patchwork Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
    hodgepodge; jumble.
  2. noun a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together
    patchwork quilt.
  3. noun sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern

WordNet


Patch"work` noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913