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English Dictionary: piece	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for piece
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piece n a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" Synonym(s): part, piece a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" Synonym(s): musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" Synonym(s): piece, bit an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" Synonym(s): firearm, piece, small-arm a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" Synonym(s): piece, slice a distance; "it is down the road a piece" a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" Synonym(s): objet d'art, art object, piece a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" Synonym(s): while, piece, spell, patch a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" Synonym(s): slice, piece game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" Synonym(s): man, piece v to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: patch, piece] create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" Synonym(s): assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together Antonym(s): break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" Synonym(s): nibble, pick, piece repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" Synonym(s): piece, patch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Virtu \Virtu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[97] virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See {Virtue}.] A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J. Spence. {An article}, [or] {piece}, {of virtu}, an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections. I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view, To be shown to my friends as a piece* of virt[97]. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piece \Piece\, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[8a]ce, LL. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part, share. Cf. {Petty}.] 1. 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. Bring it out piece by piece. --Ezek. xxiv. 6. 2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. 3. 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; especially: (a) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary. (b) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece. (c) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings. (d) A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge. 4. An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt. [bd]If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. Thy mother was a piece of virtue. --Shak. His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is in all the world. --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piece \Piece\, v. i. To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join. [bd]It pieced better.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piece \Piece\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pieced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piecing}.] 1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out. --Shak. 2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller. His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him. --Fuller.