noun

1. a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole
2. a section, division, or quantity regarded as complete in itself and distinct from the whole of which it is a part
3. any single thing, amount, specimen, example, etc.; specif.,
   1. an artistic work or composition, as of music, writing, painting, drama, etc.
   2. an article in a magazine, newspaper, etc.
   3. an action or its result a piece of nonsense, business, etc.
   4. a small firearm, as a pistol or rifle
   5. a coin or token a fifty-cent piece
   6. one of a set or class, as of silver, china, furniture, etc.
   7. a counter or man, as used in various games; specif., in chess, a chessman other than a pawn
4. the quantity or size, as of cloth or wallpaper, that is manufactured as a unit
5. an amount or unit of work constituting a single job
6. Now Chiefly Dial. an indefinite distance or duration; often, specif., a rather short one
7. Now Chiefly Dial. a person; individual
8. ☆ Slang a financial interest; share
9. Slang: often regarded as vulgar
   also Slangpiece of ass
   1. a woman regarded as a sexual partner
   2. an instance of sexual intercourse

Etymology: ME pece < OFr < ML *pettia < Celt *pett- > Welsh peth, part, Bret pez, piece

transitive verb pieced, piecing piec′·ing

1. to add a piece or pieces to, as in repairing or enlarging to piece a pair of trousers
2. to join or unite

intransitive verb