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														A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in
   any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a
   portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces. | 
						
											
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														A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a
   piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. | 
						
											
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														Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the
   same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series;
   a definite performance | 
						
											
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														A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry,
   music, or statuary. | 
						
											
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														A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a
   following piece. | 
						
											
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														A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied
   specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings. | 
						
											
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														A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge. | 
						
											
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														An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain
   nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in
   contempt. | 
						
											
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														One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. | 
						
											
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														A castle; a fortified building. | 
						
											
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														To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece
   or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out. | 
						
											
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														To unite; to join; to combine. | 
						
											
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														To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to
   join. |