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Middle English pece, from Old French pece, from Mediaeval Latin pettia, petium, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish petsi 'thing, part' (cf. Welsh peth 'thing', Breton pez 'id.', Irish cuid 'part'), from pet 'what' (cf. Old Irish ced, Welsh peth 'what', Breton pet 'how many'). Displaced native Middle English stucche "piece" (from Old English stycce "piece"). More at stucco

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Singular
piece

Plural
pieces

piece (plural pieces)

  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: as, for example, a piece of machinery, a piece of software.
  3. One of the small objects played in board games, eg a pawn or a draught.
  4. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
  5. (slang, British) (plural) sandwiches, packed lunch.
  6. (slang, US) A sexual encounter.
    I got a piece at lunchtime.
  7. (slang, US) A gun.
    He's packin' a piece'!
  8. An artillery gun.
  9. (slang, US) A cannabis pipe.
  10. (slang, US) (short for "piece of crap") a shoddy or worthless object, usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.
    Ucch, my new car is a piece!
  11. (slang, US) (short for hairpiece) a toupee or wig
    Admit it, you're wearing a piece.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to piece

Third person singular
pieces

Simple past
pieced

Past participle
pieced

Present participle
piecing

to piece (third-person singular simple present pieces, present participle piecing, simple past and past participle pieced)

  1. (usually with "together"): To reassemble something (real or metaphorically.)