Medley vs Patchwork - What's the difference?
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*:Thenne came the kyng of Irland and the kynge of the stryete marches to rescowe syre Tristram and sire Palomydes / There beganne a grete medle / & many knyghtes were smyten doune on bothe partyes / and alweyes sir launcelot spared sir Tristram / and he spared hym
:(Holland)
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
:a fruit medley
*Addison
*:this medley of philosophy and war
*W. Walsh
*:Love is a medley of endearments, jars, / Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.
(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
:They played a medley of favorite folk songs as an encore.
(swimming) A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
A cloth of mixed colours.
:(Fuller)
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.
* Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together
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