patch
noun
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place.
well-patched
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a word derived from
patch.
Example Sentences
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He found no pockets in his well-patched overcoat when he took it down, but he pursued the dust into its lining, and separated it carefully from little dabs of wool.
From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Edward William Thomson
An old blue suit of well-patched clothes sufficed for him; but he must needs have a rose or violet in his buttonhole, with which the ladies of Soleure took care to keep him supplied.
From Kościuszko A Biography by Monica M. (Monica Mary) Gardner
She had but two gowns in the world—the washed-out linen bed-gown and stuff petticoat in which her work was generally done, and the well-patched serge which replaced it upon holy days.
From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Horace Petherick
Another will only relieve those who are clothed in well-patched rags, or “real misery;” and then the appearance must be that of squalid destitution.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various
He wore a calico shirt and well-patched trousers of great antiquity and stockings and cowhide shoes sadly in need of repairs.
From Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success by Horatio Alger
