| Piece |
n. |
A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces. |
| Piece |
n. |
A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. |
| Piece |
n. |
Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance |
| Piece |
n. |
A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary. |
| Piece |
n. |
A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece. |
| Piece |
n. |
A coin; as, a sixpenny piece;
formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings. |
| Piece |
n. |
A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge. |
| Piece |
n. |
An individual;
applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt. |
| Piece |
n. |
One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. |
| Piece |
n. |
A castle; a fortified building. |
| Piece |
v. t. |
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment;
often with out. |
| Piece |
v. t. |
To unite; to join; to combine. |
| Piece |
v. i. |
To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join. |
| Pieced |
imp. & p. p. |
of Piece |
| Pieceless |
a. |
Not made of pieces; whole; entire. |
| Piecely |
adv. |
In pieces; piecemeal. |
| Piecemeal |
adv. |
In pieces; in parts or fragments. |
| Piecemeal |
adv. |
Piece by piece; by little and little in succession. |
| Piecemeal |
a. |
Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. |
| Piecemeal |
n. |
A fragment; a scrap. |
| Piecemealed |
a. |
Divided into pieces. |
| Piecener |
n. |
One who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine in woolen mills. |
| Piecener |
n. |
Same as Piecer, 2. |
| Piecer |
n. |
One who pieces; a patcher. |
| Piecer |
n. |
A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken threads. |
| Piecework |
n. |
Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed. |
