gatchwork

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noun

Decorative work made from gatch.

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Meanings

noungatchwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDecorative 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

From gatch + work.

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APA

gatchwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatchwork

MLA

“gatchwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatchwork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gatchwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gatchwork.

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