1. things made by sewing together pieces of different colored cloth in a pattern
Usage: plural of patchwork
2. things that are made up of many different parts or elements
Usage: figurative use; plural of patchwork

Examples

• The museum displayed beautiful patchworks made by local artisans.
• Grandmother’s patchworks covered all the beds in the house.
• The fields below looked like colorful patchworks from the airplane window.
• These policies are just patchworks of old ideas rather than comprehensive solutions.
• The city’s neighborhoods form patchworks of different cultures and languages.
• Her quilting group creates patchworks for charity auctions every year.