Piece Definition
(usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
- Frank and severe criticism; censure.
- Belonging to the same class or kind.
- In stages:
took the clock apart piece by piece.
- A person, especially a woman, considered sexually attractive.
- Something very easy to do.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Piece
- a piece of (one's) mind
- of a piece
- piece by piece
- piece of ass
- piece of cake
- piece of the action
- piece of work
- go to pieces
- of a piece
- piece together
- speak one's piece
Origin of Piece
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Middle English pece, from Anglo-Norman peece, peice et al. and Old French pece, piece et al., apparently from Late Latin *pettia, *pettium. Ultimate origin uncertain; perhaps from Transalpine Gaulish (compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing"), Irish cuid (“part")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English pece from Old French from Vulgar Latin pettia probably of Celtic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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