Patching
['pætʃɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it.
Typist: Suzy--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Patch
Typed by Elinor
Examples
- A very annoying feature until recently has been the losing of the lower film loop, due to poor patching of the film, tearing of the perforations in the films, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ham had been patching up a great pair of waterboots; and I, with little Em'ly by my side, had been reading to them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Paul Boyton, the famous aquatic voyager in his rubber suit, has furnished us two practical suggestions in regard to patching rubber boots, coats, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Typed by Bert