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 I.  noun 
 Etymology: Middle English pacche
 Date: 14th century
 a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot, a tiny piece of black silk or court plaster worn on the face or neck especially by women to hide a blemish or to heighten beauty, 
 
 3. a piece of material (as adhesive plaster) used medically usually to cover a wound, a usually disk-shaped piece of material that is worn on the skin and contains a substance (as a drug) that is absorbed at a constant rate through the skin into the bloodstream , a shield worn over the socket of an injured or missing eye, 
 
 4. a small piece ;  scrap  , a part or area distinct from that about it , a period of time ;  spell  , someone or something equal or comparable, a piece of cloth sewed on a garment as an ornament or insignia, a temporary connection in a communication system (as a telephone hookup), a minor correction or modification in a computer program, 
 
 II. transitive  verb 
 Date: 15th century
 to mend, cover, or fill up a hole or weak spot in, to provide with a patch, 
 
 3. to make of patches or fragments, to mend or put together especially in hasty or shabby fashion, to apply a patch to (a computer program), 
 
 4. to connect (as circuits) by a patch cord, to connect (as a person or message) to a communication system especially temporarily , see:  mend  
 
 III.  noun 
 Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Italian dialect paccio
 Date: 1549
  fool  ,  dolt  

 patch cord 
  noun 
 Date: 1926
 a wire with a plug at each end that is used to connect electrical devices

 patch pocket 
  noun 
 Date: 1895
 a flat pocket applied to the outside of a garment

 patch test 
  noun 
 Date: 1933
 a test for determining allergic sensitivity that is made by applying to the unbroken skin small pads soaked with the allergen to be tested