Patchery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Patchery is a noun meaning Hypocrisy; trickery.
Meaning
Hypocrisy; trickery.
More Meanings
- That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork.
- (UK, India, military, historical) Living quarters for married soldiers.
Example Sentences
Thersites: Here is ſuch patchery, ſuch juggling and ſuch knavery!
The Chinese mourn in white, and some of us in Harlequin-like patchery, as though believing motley to be the only wear.
It sounds prettily; and is, in parts, very carefully and mystically wrapped up in the gaudy envelope of poetical patchery.
In the corner next to the oven was a huge heap of black rags covering the couch. Among the patchery was a large piece of tapestry
Word Forms
- patcheries
- patcheree
- patcherry
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trickery, sham, tartuffery, chicanery, jiggery-pokery, hipocrisy.
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