Patchwork

n.

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 or clumsily composed; a thing patched up.

Noun	1.	patchwork - a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas Synonyms: hodgepodge, jumble
	2.	patchwork - a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together Synonyms: patchwork quilt
	3.	patchwork - sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern

all sorts, assemblage, assortment, broad spectrum, check, checker, checkerboard, checkerwork, chessboard, colors in patches, confusion, conglomeration, crazy quilt, crazy-work, gallimaufry, harlequin, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch, jumble, magpie, marquetry, mash, medley, melange, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, mosaic, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, parquet, parquetry, pasticcio, pastiche, plaid, potpourri, salad, salmagundi, sauce, scramble, stew, tartan, tessellation, tesserae, variegated pattern, what you will

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