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patch pocket

noun

  1. a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.


patch pocket

noun

  1. a pocket on the outside of a garment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of patch pocket1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

On the new coat the patch pocket was retained only in appearance, the pocket actually being on the inside.

The pockets can be made of the same material as the tent and sewed on as a patch pocket.

She began to walk up and down, one hand in the patch-pocket—to make sure it was really there.

Faint with fear, Gwendolyn thrust a trembling hand into the patch-pocket and took hold of the lip-case.

It was a pocket, set like a shield on the blouse—an adorable patch-pocket!

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