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[ adjective ] mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch

Examples

"patched jeans"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

The sharp wind slapped at him and his feet felt like ice as the snow penetrated the holes of his shoes , his only ones , now patched with folded parchment .

Related terms

old

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[ adjective ] having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

Synonyms

spotted

Examples

"a field patched with ice and snow" "a black-and-white spotted cow"

Related terms

patterned

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