pos>adj. 1. Mended, usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; as, patched jeans. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
2. [ p. p. of patch, v. t.. ] Partly covered; as, The field was patched with ice and snow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. One who patches or botches. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]