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bricolage

(brē′kō läz̸h′, brik′ō-)

noun

the process of making or assembling something from materials at hand
something so made

Origin: Fr < bricoler, to putter < bricole, odd job < a Prov or It n. < ?

See bricolage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something made or put together using whatever materials happen to be available: “Even the decor is a bricolage, a mix of this and that” (Los Angeles Times).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from bricole, trifle

Origin: , from Old French, catapult

Origin: , from Old Italian briccola

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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