patchwork

Meanings

Noun

• A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
• Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
• A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.

Verb

• To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
• To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.

Origin

• From patch + work