A piece of cloth, or the like, sewed on a coat or gown as a badge or ornament. In the extract it refers to the band on the cap, A small piece of silk or court-plaster used on the face, with the apparent purpose of heightening the complexion by contrast, A small piece of anything used to repair a breach, intransitive verb_ To make by sewing scraps of material together, To connect temporarily (electronic components), as with a patch cord, Electronics To be connected temporarily