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patchwork — noun (U) 1 a type of needlework in which many coloured squares of cloth are stitched together to make one large piece: a patchwork quilt 2 a patchwork of fields/villages etc a pattern that fields and villages seem to make when you see them from… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
patchwork — patch|work [ pætʃ,wɜrk ] noun 1. ) uncount the art of sewing many pieces of cloth together to make a pattern or picture: a patchwork cushion 2. ) singular a pattern that things make when you look at them from a long way away: patchwork of: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
patchwork — UK [ˈpætʃˌwɜː(r)k] / US [ˈpætʃˌwɜrk] noun 1) [uncountable] the art of sewing many pieces of cloth together to make a pattern or picture a patchwork cushion 2) [singular] a pattern that things make when you look at them from a long way away… … English dictionary
patchwork — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1692 1. something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts ; hodgepodge 2. pieces of cloth of various colors and shapes sewn together to form a covering; also something resembling such a covering < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
patchwork — patch|work [ˈpætʃwə:k US wə:rk] n 1.) [U] a type of sewing in which many coloured squares of cloth are stitched together to make one large piece ▪ a patchwork quilt 2.) [singular] something that is made up of a lot of different things patchwork… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Celtic fields — are a popular name for the traces of early agricultural field systems found in the British Isles. They are sometimes preserved in areas were industrial farming has not been adopted and can date from any time between the Early Bronze Age (c. 1800… … Wikipedia
patch|work — «PACH WURK», noun. 1. pieces of cloth of various colors or shapes sewed together by the edges: »She made a cover of patchwork for the cushion. 2. anything like this: »From the airplane we saw a patchwork of fields and woods. 3. Figurative.… … Useful english dictionary
North Somerset — is a name used in the Watsonian vice county system to refer to a much larger area. North Somerset unitary authority Weston super Mare town hall … Wikipedia
History of English society — The History of English society demonstrates innumerable changes over many centuries. These major social changes have affected England both internally and in its relationship with other nations.Prehistoric societyThe distant past does not offer us … Wikipedia
Charlton Mackrell — Coordinates: 51°03′14″N 2°40′44″W / 51.0538°N 2.6790°W / 51.0538; 2.6790 … Wikipedia
Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British … Universalium
