a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster";
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage";
a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d''art"; "it is not known who created this piece";
a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence";
an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";;
a distance; "it is down the road a piece";
an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests";
a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements";
an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck";
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread";
a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite";
a share of something; "a slice of the company''s revenue";
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather";
repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup";
eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles";
join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings";
to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt";
make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses";
