Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - patch
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n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of material or metal etc. used to mend a hole or as reinforcement. 2 a pad worn to protect an injured eye. 3 a dressing etc. put over a wound. 4 a large or irregular distinguishable area on a surface. 5 colloq. a period of time in terms of its characteristic quality (went through a bad patch). 6 a piece of ground. 7 colloq. an area assigned to or patrolled by an authorized person, esp. a police officer. 8 a number of plants growing in one place (brier patch). 9 a scrap or remnant. 10 a temporary electrical connection. 11 hist. a small disc etc. of black silk attached to the face, worn esp. by women in the 17th-18th c. for adornment. 12 Mil. a piece of cloth on a uniform as the badge of a unit. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by up) repair with a patch or patches; put a patch or patches on. 2 (of material) serve as a patch to. 3 (often foll. by up) put together, esp. hastily or in a makeshift way. 4 (foll. by up) settle (a quarrel etc.) esp. hastily or temporarily. Phrases and idioms not a patch on colloq. greatly inferior to. patch cord an insulated lead with a plug at each end, for use with a patchboard. patch panel = PATCHBOARD. patch pocket one made of a piece of cloth sewn on a garment. patch test a test for allergy by applying to the skin patches containing allergenic substances. Derivatives patcher n. Etymology: ME pacche, patche, perh. var. of peche f. OF pieche dial. var. of piece PIECE
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English pacche Date: 14th century a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot, a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty, 3. a piece of material (as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound, a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin into the bloodstream , a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eye, 4. a small piece ; scrap, a part or area distinct from that about it , a period of time ; spell , someone or something equal or comparable, a piece of cloth sewed on a garment as an ornament or insignia, a temporary connection in a communication system (as a telephone hookup), a minor correction or modification in a computer program, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to mend, cover, or fill up a hole or weak spot in, to provide with a ~, 3. to make of ~es or fragments, to mend or put together especially in hasty or shabby fashion, to apply a ~ to (a computer program), 4. to connect (as circuits) by a ~ cord, to connect (as a person or message) to a communication system especially temporarily , see: mend III. noun Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Italian dialect paccio Date: 1549 fool, dolt ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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