Bald patches may indicate irritation from shoes or a blood flow problem.
Its patch of light indicated that they had eased back into the dark, but they couldn't have gone far.
The patch indicated which team they played on.
Here and there patches of land and a few orange lights indicated a settlement.
Only a lighter patch of gray above the turbulent ocean indicated where the sun was hanging.
The light patches indicated relatively warm areas, the dark ones, regions of cold.
The patch could also indicate scrofula; in either case a possible indication that the child will not live long after her mother.
Two rough patches in the metal on the back indicated brackets or something had once been attached.
The yellow patches indicate where the relation is applied.
Dark patches on the floor indicate areas resurfaced by lava.