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gatchwork

gatchwork noun: decorative work made from gatch.

Noun

gatchwork (uncountable)

  1. Decorative work made from gatch.
    • We went into queer untidy courtyards and rooms that had once belonged to the rich, for there were remains of fine windows, carved stucco panels and recesses with delicate gatchwork.1935, Onera Amelia Merritt, Persia: Romance & Reality, page 254

Origin of gatchwork

From gatch + work.

Questions about gatchwork

What does gatchwork mean?
Gatchwork means decorative work made from gatch.
What part of speech is gatchwork?
Gatchwork is a noun.

Words near gatchwork in the dictionary

  1. gatched
  2. Gatchell
  3. Gatchells
  4. gatches
  5. gatching
  6. gatchwork
  7. Gatcombe
  8. gate
  9. gate array
  10. gate arrays
  11. gate box

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