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Medley vs Patchwork - What's the difference?

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Medley is a related term of patchwork.


As nouns the difference between medley and patchwork

is that medley is while patchwork is a work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

As verbs the difference between medley and patchwork

is that medley is (music) to combine, to form a medley while patchwork is to create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.

medley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • *:
  • *: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)

    • Related terms

    * meddle * melee

    Synonyms

    * mashup

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (music) To combine, to form a medley.

    • Anagrams

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    patchwork

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * patchy

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric
  • To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together
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