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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
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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