ˈbændɪdʒ flɛk mɛnd piːs piːs plɒt plɑt ˈspɛkəl spɒt spɑt ʍaɪl repair by adding pieces She pieced the china cup mend by putting a patch on patch a hole to join or unite the pieces of patch the skirt provide with a patch; also used metaphorically The field was patched with snow a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body a protective cloth covering for an injured eye sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) her stockings had several mends a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole a connection intended to be used for a limited time a small contrasting part of something a bald spot a leopard's spots a patch of clouds patches of thin ice a fleck of red a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation a bean plot a cabbage patch a briar patch a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition he was here for a little while I need to rest for a piece a spell of good weather a patch of bad weather