, bri⋅co⋅lage. | 1. | a construction made of whatever materials are at hand; something created from a variety of available things. |
| 2. | (in literature) a piece created from diverse resources. |
| 3. | (in art) a piece of makeshift handiwork. |
| 4. | the use of multiple, diverse research methods. |
bri·co·lage  (brē'kō-läzh', brĭk'ō-) n. 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). [French, from bricole, trifle, from Old French, catapult, from Old Italian briccola, of Germanic origin.] |
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