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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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              Bring it out piece by piece.          --Ezek. xxiv.
                                                    6.
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     2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a
        piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
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     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.
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     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.
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              Thy mother was a piece of virtue.     --Shak.
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              His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is
              in all the world.                     --Coleridge.
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     5. (Chess) One of the superior men, distinguished from a
        pawn.
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     6. A castle; a fortified building. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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     2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller.
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              His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in
              a joint opposition against him.       --Fuller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Piece \Piece\, v. i.
     To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
     ``It pieced better.'' --Bacon.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[`u] 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[`u].
                                                    --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Piece \Piece\, v. i.
     To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
     ``It pieced better.'' --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              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. ``If I had not been a piece of
        a logician before I came to him.'' --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. 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ 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]
       4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
          written in four movements" [syn: musical composition, opus,
           composition, piece of music]
       5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
          had a bit of good luck" [syn: 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, small-arm]
       8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
          of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: 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]
       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, spell,
            patch]
       12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
           [syn: slice]
       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]
       v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: patch]
       2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He
          tacked together some verses" [syn: assemble, put
          together, set up, tack, tack together] [ant: disassemble]
       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]
       5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: patch]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το κομμάτι
     2 ένα στοιχείο από ένα σύνολο ομοειδών πραγμάτων (με μη αριθμητά
  ουσιαστικά)
     3 το κομμάτι στα επιτραπέζια παιχνίδια, το πιόνι
     4 κέρμα αξίας μικρότερης της μίας (1) νομισματικής μονάδας
     5 καλλιτεχνική σύνθεση (έργο μουσικό, λογοτεχνικό κλπ)
     6 κανόνι του πυροβολικού
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (''+ together'') ξαναενώνω, ξανασυναρμολογώ κάτι που είχε διαλυθεί σε
  κομμάτια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     n.
     1 A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to
  be separated from other parts.
     2 A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
     vb.
     {lb|en|transitive|usually|with+(m+en+together)" rel="nofollow">1 {lb|en|transitive|usually|with (m en together) To assemble
  (something real or figurative).
     2 To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces;
  to patch; often with ''out''.
     3 (lb en slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a
  tag.
     Old French n.
     #English, bit, part

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     n.
     1 A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to
  be separated from other parts.
     2 A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
     vb.
     {lb|en|transitive|usually|with+(m+en+together)" rel="nofollow">1 {lb|en|transitive|usually|with (m en together) To assemble
  (something real or figurative).
     2 To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces;
  to patch; often with ''out''.
     3 (lb en slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a
  tag.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     n.
     1 A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to
  be separated from other parts.
     2 A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
     vb.
     {lb|en|transitive|usually|with+(m+en+together)" rel="nofollow">1 {lb|en|transitive|usually|with (m en together) To assemble
  (something real or figurative).
     2 To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces;
  to patch; often with ''out''.
     3 (lb en slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a
  tag.
     Old French n.
     #English, bit, part

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     n.
     1 A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to
  be separated from other parts.
     2 A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
     vb.
     {lb|en|transitive|usually|with+(m+en+together)" rel="nofollow">1 {lb|en|transitive|usually|with (m en together) To assemble
  (something real or figurative).
     2 To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces;
  to patch; often with ''out''.
     3 (lb en slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a
  tag.
     Old French n.
     #English, bit, part

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -piece
     Englanti a.
     -osainen

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     Englanti n.
     1 pala, palanen, osa
     2 kappale (määrästä puhuttaessa)
     3 (yhteys shakki k=en) šakkinappula, erityisesti upseeri, laajemmin
  myös muiden pelien pelinappuloista
     4 (yhteys slangia k=en) ampuma-ase, ”tykki”
     Englanti vb.
     (yleensä +''together'') koota (mkuv)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piece
     Engelska n.
     1 bit
     2 (tagg schack språk=en) pjäs
     3 stycke (ofta omskrivet i svenskan)
     Engelska vb.
     sätta ihop

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  piece /pˈiːs/
  1. stuk
  2. aandeel, deel, gedeelte

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  piece /pˈiːs/
  meubel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Piece /pˈiːs/
  القطعة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  piece //piːs// 
  1. ста́тия
  article published in the press
  2. фи́гура
  chess: figure other than pawn; similar counter in other games
  3. част, парче́
  part of a larger whole
  4. къс
  single item belonging to a class of similar items
  5. монета
  small coin