Home › Words › G › gatchworkgatchworkgatchwork means decorative work made from gatch.EtymologyFrom gatch + work.nounDecorative work made from gatch.e.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hatchwork 70% match — Crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern vs gatchwork →stitchwork 64% match — Work produced by stitching. vs gatchwork →fancywork 62% match — Decorative embroidery. vs gatchwork →lacework 59% match — A piece or example of lace. vs gatchwork →patchwork 59% match — A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole. vs gatchwork →stitchery 59% match — fine work done by stitching vs gatchwork →grillwork 59% match — The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating vs gatchwork →botchwork 59% match — Inferior and shoddy work. vs gatchwork →