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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word patchworks:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. patchworks: Merriam-Webster
  2. patchworks: Vocabulary.com
  3. patchworks: Wordnik
  4. patchworks: Wiktionary
  5. patchworks: Dictionary.com
  6. patchworks: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. patchworks: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (patchwork)

noun:  A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
noun:  (figurative) Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.
noun:  (derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
verb:  (transitive) To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
verb:  (transitive) To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
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