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• patch — [ patʃ ] n. m. • 1970; mot angl. « pièce » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Timbre autocollant qui dispense un médicament, une substance par voie percutanée. 2 ♦ Morceau de tissu veineux utilisé pour élargir le diamètre d un vaisseau sanguin. Recomm. offic. pièce.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• patch — n. piece of material used to cover a hole 1) to sew on a patch insignia 2) a shoulder patch plot of ground (esp. AE) 3) a cabbage; potato patch * * * [pætʃ] potato patch [ insignia ] a shoulder patch [ piece of material used to cover a hole ] to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• patch — patch1 [pach] n. [ME pacche, prob. var. of peche, a piece < OFr pieche, var. of pece, piece,PIECE] 1. a piece of material applied to cover or mend a hole or tear or to strengthen a weak spot 2. a dressing applied to a wound or sore 3. a pad or …   English World dictionary

• Patch — Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Patch ice — Patch Patch, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.] 1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• patch — ► NOUN 1) a piece of material used to mend a hole or strengthen a weak point. 2) a small area differing in colour, composition, or texture from its surroundings. 3) a small plot of land: a cabbage patch. 4) Brit. informal a brief period of time:… …   English terms dictionary

• patch — [n1] piece, spot, area bit, blob, chunk, fix, ground, hunk, land, lot, plat, plot, scrap, shred, stretch, strip, tract; concepts 452,471,513 patch [n2] piece applied to cover a gap or lack application, appliqué, Band Aid*, mend, reinforcement;… …   New thesaurus

• Patch — Patch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patching}.] 1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. [1913 Webster] 2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to repair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pièce — [ pjɛs ] n. f. • 1080; lat. médiév. petia, d o. gaul. °pettia I ♦ Partie séparée (brisée, déchirée) d un tout. ⇒ fragment, morceau. « un cristal, jeté violemment sur le sol et qui y volait en mille pièces » (Barbey). Mettre en pièces qqch., le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Piece — Piece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pieced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piecing}.] 1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; often with out. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite; to join; to combine. Fuller …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• piece — [n1] part allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap …   New thesaurus