Definition of piece

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Piece (n.) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece..

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Putlog :: Putlog (n.) One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, -- one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose..
Bird''s-mouth :: Bird's-mouth (n.) An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the United States..
Camail :: Camail (n.) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece..
Fricassee :: Fricassee (n.) A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy..
Lunette :: Lunette (n.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line..
Para :: Para (n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent..
Piecener :: Piecener (n.) Same as Piecer, 2..
Swivel :: Swivel (a.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; -- called also swivel gun..
Joiner :: "Joiner (n.) One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings..
Clump :: Clump (n.) An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.
Tip :: Tip (n.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
Tappet :: Tappet (n.) A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion..
Scrip :: Scrip (n.) A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of paper containing a writing..
Clout :: Clout (n.) A piece; a fragment.
Shiner :: Shiner (n.) A bright piece of money.
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece of timber along another..
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter..
Caries :: Caries (n.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses..
Crag :: Crag (n.) The neck piece or scrag of mutton.
Plate :: Plate (n.) Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
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