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(Encyclopedia) skin patch,&sp;transdermal patch, or transdermal delivery system, adhesive patch used to deliver a controlled dose of a drug through the skin over a period of time. A skin patch…transdermal patch
(Encyclopedia) transdermal patch: see skin patch.Brewer's: Patch
A fool; so called from the motley or patched dress worn by licensed fools. “What a pied ninny's this! thou scurvy patch!” Shakespeare: The Tempest, iii. 2. Cross-patch. An ill-tempered…Patch Adams
Director: Tom ShadyacWriter: Steve OedekerkUniversal; PG–13; 110 minutesRelease: 12/98Cast: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Daniel London, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bob Gunton Operating like…Dan Patch Awards
Harness Horse of the Year1959 Bye Bye Byrd, Pacer1960–61 Adios Butler, Pacer1962 Su Mac Lad, Trotter1963 Speedy Scot, Trotter1964–66 Bret Hanover, Pacer1967–69 Nevele Pride, Trotter1970 Fresh…Brewer's: Cross-patch
A disagreeable, ill-tempered person, male or female. Patch means a fool or gossip; so called from his parti-coloured or patched dress. A cross-patch is an ill-tempered fool or gossip.…Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
(Encyclopedia) Haliburton, Thomas ChandlerHaliburton, Thomas Chandlerhălˈĭbûrtən [key], pseud. Sam Slick, 1796–1865, Canadian jurist and author. Haliburton was a judge of the court of common pleas in…transdermal delivery system
(Encyclopedia) transdermal delivery system: see skin patch.Uncle Sam
(Encyclopedia) Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The origins of the term are unclear. The term was believed to have arisen in the War of 1812, when it seems to have been used at…Brewer's: King of Shreds and Patches
In the old mysteries Vice used to be dressed as a mimic king in a parti-coloured suit. (Shakespeare: Hamlet, iii. 4.) The phrase is metaphorically applied to certain literary operatives…Trending
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