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Patchwork

/pˈæˌtʃwɜrk/
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(noun) A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.
Now, get out your patchwork and have your square done before teatime.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The quilt was a colorful ____ of fabric squares sewn together by her grandmother over many years.

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