piece

piece
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh peth thing Date: 13th century 1. a part of a whole: as a. fragment <
pieces of broken glass
>
b. any of the individual members comprising a unit — often used in combination <
a five-piece band
>
<
a three-piece suit
>
c. portion, allocation <
a piece of the jackpot
>
2. an object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class <
a piece of fruit
>
3. a usually unspecified distance <
down the road a piece
>
4. a standard quantity (as of length, weight, or size) in which something is made or sold 5. a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition 6. firearm 7. coin; also token 8. a movable object used in playing a board game; specifically a chessman other than a pawn 9. opinion, view <
spoke his piece
>
10. a. usually vulgar an act of copulation b. usually vulgar the female partner in sexual intercourse 11. instance, example <
silly piece of nonsense
>
<
a nice piece of acting
>
Synonyms: see part II. transitive verb (pieced; piecing) Date: 15th century 1. to repair, renew, or complete by adding pieces ; patch 2. to join into a whole — often used with together <
his new book…has been pieced together from talks — Merle Miller
>
piecer noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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