patch pocket


noun

a pocket formed by sewing a piece of shaped material to the outside of a garment.

Origin of patch pocket

First recorded in 1890–95

Example sentences from the Web for patch pocket

  • And was the plaid gingham with the patch-pocket now hanging in the wardrobe?

    The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates
  • She began to walk up and down, one hand in the patch-pocket—to make sure it was really there.

    The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates
  • Faint with fear, Gwendolyn thrust a trembling hand into the patch-pocket and took hold of the lip-case.

    The Poor Little Rich Girl |Eleanor Gates

British Dictionary definitions for patch pocket

patch pocket

noun

a pocket on the outside of a garment