Morpheme
Piece
Type
free base
Denotation
fixed amount, measure, portion, fragment
Etymology
Middle English pece, peece, peice; Old French piece; Late Latin pettia; possibly of Gaulish origin
Evidence
afterpiece, altarpiece, apiece, apieces, armpiece, artpiece, backpiece, bailpiece, bedpiece, broadpiece, centerpiece, centrepiece, cheekpiece, chestpiece, chimneypiece, chinpiece, codpiece, conepiece, cornerpiece, counterpiece, crosspiece, crownpiece, depiece, earpiece, eyepiece, fieldpiece, flowerpiece, forepiece, fourpiece, furpiece, hairpiece, handpiece, headpiece, heelpiece, interpiece, kneepiece, legpiece, mailpiece, mainpiece, mantelpiece, masterpiece, midpiece, mistresspiece, mouthpiece, multipiece, namepiece, neckpiece, nightpiece, nosepiece, piece, pieced, pieceless, piecemeal, piecen, piecer, pieces, piecewise, pieceworker, piecing, playpiece, polepiece, repiece, ridgepiece, ringpiece, seapiece, showpiece, sidepiece, solepiece, stringpiece, tailpiece, testpiece, thumbpiece, timepiece, toepiece, tosspiece, unpiece, workpiece
Notes
homophone of Peace
