patchery

patchery
I. \\-ch(ə)rē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: patch (II) + -ery
: the act of patching : clumsy or hasty repairing or making : patchwork

a thin sample of poetic patchery — A.C.Swinburne

II. noun (-es)
Etymology: patch (III) + -ery

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Patchery — Patch er*y, n. Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patchery — noun a) Hypocrisy; trickery. Thersites: Here is ſuch patchery, ſuch juggling and ſuch knavery! b) That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork. Timon: I, and you heare him cogge, ſee… …   Wiktionary

  • patchery — patch·ery …   English syllables

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