Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piecer

/ˈpiːsə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: piecer
IPA: /ˈpiːsə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that pieces.

noun

A child employed in a cotton mill or spinning mill to tie together broken threads.

Obsolete

noun

An item, especially clothing, made up of the specified number of pieces.

Example Sentences

"[…] the arrogant Scribes, […] piecers-together of lies, belching out pus and ink."
"The piecers follow the frame in its alternate movements, catching up the broken threads, and skilfully reuniting them"
"William Arrol had little schooling, for, at the early age of nine years, he began work as a piecer in a Johnstone cotton-mill."
"Outing ‘two-piecers’ that combine style and comfort in phantom-weight flannels, tropical worsteds and serges show the highest register in favoritism, and the Eiseman Bros.’ make, you know, are the universal favorites."
"Girls sit unashamed on the sand with their one-piecers pulled down almost to their waistlines to tempt the coppery tan."
"Jumpers of every type, smart two-piecers."

Etymology

From piece + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: piece

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

piecers (plural)

Phrases

big piecer little piecer

Questions

How do you pronounce piecer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiːsə(ɹ)/.
What does piecer mean?: Someone or something that pieces.
Where does piecer come from?: From piece + -er.

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