piece : Idioms & Phrases

• any curious or antique article of virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work, or an odd knickknack.

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• a task easily accomplished.

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• a single coin.

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• a disparaging term for a person considered to have an excess of some undesirable quality; esp. difficult or eccentric person.

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• an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections.

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• a painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle.

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• a fowling piece.

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• a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott.

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• a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a ship.

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• adverb one piece at a time
  one by one.
  
  • she sold the plates by the piece

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• noun any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  chessman.
  

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Chim"ney-piece` noun

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1. (Arch.) A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace.

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• (Mus.), a composition in parts for several voices or instrument, as a trio, a quartet, etc.

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• noun something interesting that stimulates conversation
  

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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• each day, each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally.

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• (Arch.), a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.

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• a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.

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• (Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate the transom, and define the shape of the stern.

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• noun a United States coin worth half of a dollar
  half dollar.
  

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• . (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers. (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers.

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• a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress.

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• noun a light shotgun used for fowling
  

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• a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for the use of small shot in killing birds or small quadrupeds.

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• noun a neckpiece made of fur
  

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• verb lose one's emotional or mental composure
  fall apart.
  
  • She fell apart when her only child died

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• (Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve.

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• one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse hole is cut.

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• a representation in painting, drawing, etc., of any real event, including the actors and the action.

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• one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed.

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• noun armor plate that protects the knee
  

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• (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.

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• noun scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
  masking.
  

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• a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom. Obs.

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• a mortar. Obs. Shak.

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• (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; called also mouse buttock.

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• a painting representing some night scene, as a moonlight effect, or the like.

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• the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.

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• of the same sort, as if taken from the same whole; like; sometimes followed by with. Dryden.

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• adjective (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece
  
  • a one-piece garment

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• noun any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period
  

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• one who buys shreds and remnants of cloth to sell again.

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• noun the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
  showpiece; collector's item.
  
• noun the most important dish of a meal
  

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• noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard
  yard goods.
  

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• goods usually sold by pieces or fixed portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like.

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• noun slang for sexual intercourse
  ass; screw; fucking; shtup; screwing; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
  

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• noun any undertaking that is easy to do
  picnic; walkover; duck soup; breeze; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
  
  • marketing this product will be no picnic

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• noun a separate part consisting of fabric
  piece of cloth.
  

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• noun an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
  

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• the Spanish piaster, formerly divided into eight reals.

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• noun furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
  article of furniture; furniture.
  
  • they had too much furniture for the small apartment
  • there was only one piece of furniture in the room

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• noun an extended area of land
  piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel; tract.
  

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• noun an extended area of land
  piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel; tract.
  

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• noun a separate part consisting of leather
  

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• noun a separate part consisting of fabric
  piece of cloth.
  

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• noun a musical work that has been created
  opus; musical composition; piece; composition.
  
  • the composition is written in four movements

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• noun paper used for writing or printing
  sheet; sheet of paper.
  

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• noun slang for sexual intercourse
  ass; screw; fucking; shtup; screwing; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; piece of ass; nooky; shag.
  

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• noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  work.
  
  • it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
  • the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
  • he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
  • the work of an active imagination
  • erosion is the work of wind or water over time

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• noun the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
  written material; writing.
  
  • the writing in her novels is excellent
  • that editorial was a fine piece of writing

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• verb dye after weaving
  

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• (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.

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• a piece of money kept in the pocket and not spent.

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• (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail. Totten.

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• noun a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting
  

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• a name given by butchers to the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See Illust. of Beef.

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• a Scotch coin worth about 2¼d. sterling, or about 4½cents.

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• a piece of beef cut from the neck. Eng.

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• (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and keep them from slipping. See Illust. of Queen-post.

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• (Founding), the sprue of a casting. See Sprue, n., 1 (b).

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• noun an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts
  

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• adjective (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces; jacket and trousers and vest"
  
  • the standard three-piece business suit

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• noun a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers
  

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• . (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces. (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.

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• (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.

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• to speak plainly, bluntly, or severely to (another). Tackeray.

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• to pull apart piece by piece; hence Colloq., to analyze; esp., to criticize in detail.

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• noun a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers
  lounge suit; two-piece.
  
• noun a woman's very brief bathing suit
  bikini.
  
• adjective (of clothing) made in or consisting of two parts or pieces
  
  • a two-piece swimsuit

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• noun a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers
  lounge suit; two-piece.
  

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• (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.

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• . (Gun.) (a) A bush. See 4th Bush, n, 2. (b) A breech block.

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• (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.

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• a gun planted on a wall. H. L. Scott.

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• (Horol.), a piece or wheel which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes.

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