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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Piece \Piece\, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[`e]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. [1913 Webster] Bring it out piece by piece. --Ezek. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt. "If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him." --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] Thy mother was a piece of virtue. --Shak. [1913 Webster] His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is in all the world. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] 5. (Chess) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. [1913 Webster] 6. A castle; a fortified building. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Of a piece}, of the same sort, as if taken from the same whole; like; -- sometimes followed by with. --Dryden. {Piece of eight}, the Spanish piaster, formerly divided into eight reals. {To give a piece of one's mind to}, to speak plainly, bluntly, or severely to (another). --Thackeray. {Piece broker}, one who buys shreds and remnants of cloth to sell again. {Piece goods}, goods usually sold by pieces or fixed portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Piece \Piece\, v. i. To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join. "It pieced better." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: piece n 1: a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" 2: an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; 3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {part}, {piece}] 4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}] 5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}, {bit}] 6: an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" 7: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: {firearm}, {piece}, {small-arm}] 8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {piece}, {slice}] 9: a distance; "it is down the road a piece" 10: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}, {piece}] 11: 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" [syn: {while}, {piece}, {spell}, {patch}] 12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: {slice}, {piece}] 13: 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" [syn: {man}, {piece}] v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: {patch}, {piece}] 2: create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {break apart}, {break up}, {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take apart}] 3: join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" 4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {pick}, {piece}] 5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: {piece}, {patch}]