a bald spot.
a bean plot.
a briar patch.
a cabbage patch.
a fleck of red.
a leopard's spots.
a patch of bad weather.
a patch of clouds.
a spell of good weather.
he was here for a little while.
her stockings had several mends.
I need to rest for a piece.
patch a hole.
patch the skirt.
patches of thin ice.
She pieced the china cup.
The field was patched with snow.