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单词 patchworker
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patchworkern.

Brit. /ˈpatʃwəːkə/, U.S. /ˈpætʃˌwərkər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: patch n.1, worker n.
Etymology: < patch n.1 + worker n., after patchwork n. Compare later patchwork v.
A maker of patchwork. Also figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > one who makes patchwork
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1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 112 A patchworker of the piquant anecdotes of the newest French memoirs.
1888 Advance (Chicago) 3 May 275/1 It would quicken the zeal of the little patchworkers also, if they could see how pretty their gay quilts look upon the beds.
1977 R. Richardson Discovering Patchwork (rear cover) This book..should..have much to offer the experienced patchworker.
1994 Pop. Crafts Aug. 7/2 A patchworker and a clockmaker are among this year's winners of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarships.
2003 Canberra Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. a17 Korean women..followed traditional patterns, as do Western patchworkers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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