patchwork
pronunciation
How to pronounce patchwork in British English:
UK [ˈpætʃwɜ:k]
How to pronounce patchwork in American English:
US [ˈpætʃwɜrk]
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- Noun:
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together
- sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern
Word Origin
- patchwork (n.)
- "work composed of patches," 1690s, from patch (n.1) + work (n.). As an adjective from 1713.
Example
- 1. The result is a patchwork landscape .
- 2. It is unclear whether egypt 's patchwork transitional framework will be equipped to handle the impasse .
- 3. Agencies with overlapping jurisdictions enforce and businesses and investors do their best to interpret a patchwork of laws .
- 4. Institutions with global reach should be regulated in a global way , not by a patchwork of national regulators .
- 5. In the us we have a patchwork of financial regulatory agencies . Our agencies reside at both federal and state level .