patchwork
/ˈpætʃwɜːk/noun
उच्चारण पैच्वर्क
चिथड़ों को जोड़कर की गई सिलाई, पैबंद-कारी
Core word
noun
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[U]
a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or patterns are sewn together
चिथड़ों को जोड़कर की गई सिलाई, पैबंद-कारी
- a patchwork quilt
- Her grandmother taught her how to do patchwork.
- She spends her evenings doing patchwork for charity quilts.
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- The shop sells patchwork bags made from scraps of old saris.
- A patchwork cushion lay on the sofa.
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[sing.] ~ (of sth)
a thing that is made of many different pieces or parts
अलग-अलग टुकड़ों का मेल, खिचड़ी
- From the plane we could see a patchwork of green and yellow fields.
- The policy is a patchwork of old and new ideas.
- The country's laws on this subject are a patchwork of state rules.
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- Seen from the hill, the town was a patchwork of tiled roofs.
- The report describes a patchwork of schemes that rarely work together.
Synonyms mixture mosaic jumble hotchpotch