Piece

·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.