Topic: CLOTHES
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Old French pieche 'piece' |
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patch1
[countable]
[countable]1 a small area of something that is different from the area around it Look out for icy patches on the road. a cat with a white patch on its chest
part of an area
patch of We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on. Belinda watched a patch of sunlight move slowly across the wall.
We finally found a patch of grass to sit down on.Belinda watched a patch of sunlight move slowly across the wall.Look out for icy patches on the road.a cat with a white patch on its chest2 a small piece of material that is sewn on something to cover a hole in it : a jacket with leather patches at the elbows
over a hole
DCCa jacket with leather patches at the elbows3 a small area of ground for growing fruit or vegetables : a strawberry patch
for growing something
DLGa strawberry patch4TD a small computer program that is added to software to solve problems
computer
5 a piece of material that you wear over your eye to protect it when it has been hurt : He had a black patch over one eye.
eye
MDHe had a black patch over one eye.6 a small piece of cloth with words or pictures on it that you can sew onto clothes [= badge British English]
decoration
DCC American English7 a period of time when you are having a lot of difficulty :
a bad/difficult/sticky/rough patch
informal8 an area that someone knows very well because they work or live there [= turf]:
somebody's patch
British English informal9 to be much less attractive, good etc than something or someone else : The second film isn't a patch on the first.
not be a patch on somebody/something
British English informalThe second film isn't a patch on the first.