·noun A castle; a fortified building.
II. Piece ·noun One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn.
III. Piece ·noun A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.
IV. Piece ·noun A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece.
V. Piece ·noun A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.
VI. Piece ·vi To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to Join.
VII. Piece ·vt To Unite; to Join; to Combine.
VIII. Piece ·noun A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
IX. Piece ·noun A coin; as, a sixpenny piece;
— formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
X. Piece ·noun An individual;
— applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt.
XI. Piece ·vt To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to Patch; as, to piece a garment;
— often with out.
XII. Piece ·noun 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.
XIII. Piece ·noun 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.