Definition of Patchery

1. n. Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy.

Definition of Patchery

1. Noun. Hypocrisy; trickery. ¹

2. Noun. That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Patchery

1. knavery [n PATCHERIES] - See also: knavery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Patchery

patch file
patch panel
patch pocket
patch test
patch tests
patch up
patchable
patchboard
patchboards
patchcoat
patchcord
patched
patched-up
patcher
patchers
patchery (current term)
patches
patchier
patchiest
patchily
patchiness
patchinesses
patching
patchings
patchlike
patchnose snake
patchnose snakes
patchouli
patchoulies
patchoulis

Literary usage of Patchery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare (1919)
"Ay, and you hear him cog, see him dissemble, 100 Know his gross patchery, love him, ... 100 cog: cheat 101 patchery: roguery 103 made-up: consummate 107 ..."

2. Epea Pteroenta =: Or, The Diversions of Purley by John Horne Tooke (1807)
"But beside the words PATCH and patchery, Shakespear applies the word PACK in a manner now almost obsolete. " What hath bin scene " Either in ..."

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