パッチワーク
Meanings
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Refers to the craft of sewing together small pieces of fabric, or metaphorically to something made up of varied parts.
My grandmother's hobby is making patchwork quilts.
This city is a patchwork of various cultures.
Usage patterns
- パッチワークのキルトa patchwork quilt
My grandmother made many patchwork quilts.
- パッチワークで〈物〉を作るto make something using patchwork technique
She made a bag using patchwork.
- 〈事〉はパッチワークのようだused metaphorically to describe something made up of mismatched or varied parts
This plan is like a patchwork of various ideas pieced together.