Piece

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