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Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.iii.85	month's length apiece, By an abstract of success: I have	moneths length a peece, by an abstract of successe: I haue
All's Well That Ends Well	AW IV.iii.167	themselves to pieces.	themselues to peeces.
Antony and Cleopatra	AC I.ii.155	piece of work, which not to have been blessed withal	peece of worke, which not to haue beene blest withall,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC I.v.45	To mend the petty present, I will piece	To mend the petty present, I will peece
Antony and Cleopatra	AC III.ii.28	Let not the piece of virtue which is set	Let not the peece of Vertue which is set
Antony and Cleopatra	AC IV.xiv.42	No more a soldier. Bruised pieces, go;	No more a Soldier: bruised peeces go,
Antony and Cleopatra	AC V.ii.99	An Antony were nature's piece 'gainst fancy,	An Anthony were Natures peece, 'gainst Fancie,
As You Like It	AYL III.ii.63	respect of a good piece of flesh indeed! Learn of the	respect of a good peece of flesh indeed: learne of the
Coriolanus	Cor II.iii.211	I twice five hundred and their friends to piece 'em.	I twice fiue hundred, & their friends, to piece 'em.
Coriolanus	Cor III.iii.32	Ay, as an hostler, that for th' poorest piece	I, as an Hostler, that fourth poorest peece
Coriolanus	Cor V.vi.112	Cut me to pieces, Volsces. Men and lads,	Cut me to peeces Volces men and Lads,
Coriolanus	Cor V.vi.121	Tear him to pieces! – Do it presently!	Teare him to peeces, do it presently:
Cymbeline	Cym II.iv.72	The press of boats, or pride. A piece of work	The presse of Boates, or Pride. A peece of Worke
Cymbeline	Cym II.iv.81	Is south the chamber, and the chimney-piece,	Is South the Chamber, and the Chimney-peece
Cymbeline	Cym III.iv.54	I must be ripped – to pieces with me! – O,	I must be ript: To peeces with me: Oh!
Cymbeline	Cym IV.i.18	pieces before thy face: and all this done, spurn	peeces before thy face: and all this done, spurne
Cymbeline	Cym IV.ii.127	To let an arrogant piece of flesh threat us,	To let an arrogant peece of flesh threat vs?
Cymbeline	Cym V.iv.25	Though light, take pieces for the figure's sake:	Though light, take Peeces for the figures sake,
Cymbeline	Cym V.iv.140	by a piece of tender air: and when from a stately	by a peece of tender Ayre: And when from a stately
Cymbeline	Cym V.v.183	Pieces of gold, 'gainst this – which he then wore	Peeces of Gold, 'gainst this, which then he wore
Cymbeline	Cym V.v.438	by a piece of tender air: and when from a	by a peece of tender Ayre: And when from a
Cymbeline	Cym V.v.447	(to Cymbeline) The piece of tender air, thy virtuous daughter,	The peece of tender Ayre, thy vertuous Daughter,
Hamlet	Ham I.i.19.2	A piece of him.	A peece of him.
Hamlet	Ham I.iv.7.1	A flourish of trumpets, and two pieces of ordnance go
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.303	of vapours. What a piece of work is a man,	of vapours. What a piece of worke is a man!
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.365	ducats apiece for his picture in little. 'Sblood, there is	Ducates a peece, for his picture in Little. There is
Hamlet	Ham II.ii.426	chopine. Pray God your voice, like a piece of uncurrent	Choppine. Pray God your voice like a peece of vncurrant
Hamlet	Ham III.ii.56	How now, my lord? Will the King hear this piece of	How now my Lord, / Will the King heare this peece of
Hamlet	Ham III.ii.250	anon. 'Tis a knavish piece of work. But what of that?	anon: 'tis a knauish peece of worke: But what o'that?
Hamlet	Ham IV.v.96	Like to a murdering-piece, in many places	Like to a murdering Peece in many places,
Hamlet	Ham V.ii.275	Drum, trumpets, and shot. Flourish. A piece goes off	Trumpets sound, and shot goes off.
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 II.iv.476	Dost thou hear, Hal? Never call a true piece of	Do'st thou heare Hal, neuer call a true peece of
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 III.iii.101	of forty pound apiece, and a seal-ring of my	of fortie pound apeece, and a Seale-Ring of my
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.iii.27	I'll murder all his wardrobe, piece by piece,	Ile murder all his Wardrobe peece by peece,
Henry IV Part 1	1H4 V.iv.152	make him eat a piece of my sword.	make him eate a peece of my sword.
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 III.ii.273	manage you his piece thus, and 'a would about, and	manage you his Peece thus: and hee would about, and
Henry IV Part 2	2H4 IV.i.18.1	And dash themselves to pieces.	And dash themselues to pieces.
Henry V	H5 I.chorus.23	Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts:	Peece out our imperfections with your thoughts:
Henry V	H5 I.ii.226	Or break it all to pieces. Or there we'll sit,	Or breake it all to peeces. Or there wee'l sit,
Henry V	H5 III.ii.46	piece of service the men would carry coals. They would	peece of Seruice, the men would carry Coales. They would
Henry V	H5 III.vii.136	headpieces.	Head-pieces.
Henry V	H5 IV.iii.112	There's not a piece of feather in our host –	There's not a piece of feather in our Hoast:
Henry V	H5 IV.vii.2	against the law of arms: 'tis as arrant a piece of knavery,	against the Law of Armes, tis as arrant a peece of knauery
Henry V	H5 V.i.12	him once again, and then I will tell him a little piece of	him once againe, and then I will tell him a little piece of
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iv.15	A piece of ordnance 'gainst it I have placed;	A Peece of Ordnance 'gainst it I haue plac'd,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 I.iv.52	And spurn in pieces posts of adamant;	And spurne in pieces Posts of Adamant.
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 IV.vii.47	Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder,	Hew them to peeces, hack their bones assunder,
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 V.iv.92	Break thou in pieces and consume to ashes,	Breake thou in peeces, and consume to ashes,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 I.ii.28	And on the pieces of the broken wand	And on the peeces of the broken Wand
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 I.iv.43	Are deeply indebted for this piece of pains.	Are deepely indebted for this peece of paines;
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 V.i.155	And such a piece of service will you do,	And such a peece of seruice will you do,
Henry VIII	H8 III.ii.280	To be thus jaded by a piece of scarlet,	To be thus Iaded by a peece of Scarlet,
Henry VIII	H8 IV.i.81.1	So strangely in one piece.	So strangely in one peece.
Henry VIII	H8 V.ii.7	This is a piece of malice. I am glad	This is a Peere of Malice: I am glad
Henry VIII	H8 V.iv.46	mortar-piece, to blow us. There was a haberdasher's	Morter-piece to blow vs. There was a Habberdashers
Henry VIII	H8 V.iv.75	Not being torn a-pieces, we have done.	Not being torne a pieces, we haue done:
Henry VIII	H8 V.v.26	That mould up such a mighty piece as this is,	That mould vp such a mighty Piece as this is,
Julius Caesar	JC II.i.51	‘ Shall Rome, etc.’ Thus must I piece it out:	Shall Rome, &c. Thus must I piece it out:
Julius Caesar	JC II.i.327	A piece of work that will make sick men whole.	A peece of worke, / That will make sicke men whole.
Julius Caesar	JC III.i.254	O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,	O pardon me, thou bleeding peece of Earth:
Julius Caesar	JC III.iii.28	Tear him to pieces! He's a conspirator.	Teare him to peeces, hee's a Conspirator.
Julius Caesar	JC IV.iii.82.1	Dash him to pieces!	Dash him to peeces.
King Edward III	E3 I.i.100	He chance to tear him piecemeal for his pride.	He chaunce to teare him peecemeale for his pride.
King Edward III	E3 III.i.61	Or hacked a-pieces when thou comest ashore.	Or hackt a peeces when thou comest a shore.
King Edward III	E3 IV.ii.32	And give to every one five crowns apiece.	And giue to euery one fiue Crownes a peece:
King John	KJ IV.iii.93.1	Cut him to pieces!	Cut him to peeces.
King Lear	KL I.i.199	Or all of it, with our displeasure pieced,	Or all of it with our displeasure piec'd,
King Lear	KL I.ii.86	pieces the heart of his obedience. I dare pawn down my	peeces, the heart of his obedience. I dare pawne downe
King Lear	KL III.ii.26	headpiece.	Head-peece:
King Lear	KL III.ii.27	The codpiece that will house	The Codpiece that will house,
King Lear	KL III.ii.40	Marry, here's grace and a codpiece – that's a wise	Marry here's Grace, and a Codpiece, that's a Wiseman,
King Lear	KL III.ii.55	That art incestuous. Caitiff, to pieces shake,	That art Incestuous. Caytiffe, to peeces shake
King Lear	KL III.vi.2	thankfully; I will piece out the comfort with what	thankfully: I will peece out the comfort with what
King Lear	KL IV.vi.89	mouse! – Peace, peace! this piece of toasted cheese will	Mouse: peace, peace, this peece of toasted Cheese will
King Lear	KL IV.vi.135	O ruined piece of nature! This great world	O ruin'd peece of Nature, this great world
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL I.ii.50	Why, sir, is this such a piece of study? Now here is	Why sir is this such a peece of study? Now here's
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL III.i.181	Dread prince of plackets, king of codpieces,	Dread Prince of Placcats, King of Codpeeces.
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL IV.iii.201	(gathering up the pieces)
Love's Labour's Lost	LLL V.ii.399	Cut me to pieces with thy keen conceit,	Cut me to peeces with thy keene conceit:
Macbeth	Mac II.iii.63	Confusion now hath made his masterpiece;	Confusion now hath made his Master-peece:
Macbeth	Mac II.iii.125	And question this most bloody piece of work	And question this most bloody piece of worke,
Macbeth	Mac III.ii.49	Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond	Cancell and teare to pieces that great Bond,
Measure for Measure	MM I.ii.32	velvet. Thou'rt a three-piled piece, I warrant thee. I	veluet; thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I
Measure for Measure	MM II.i.258	for some piece of money, and go through with all.	for some peece of money, and goe through with all.
Measure for Measure	MM III.ii.109	rebellion of a codpiece to take away the life of a man!	rebellion of a Cod-peece, to take away the life of a man?
The Merchant of Venice	MV III.ii.22	I speak too long, but 'tis to piece the time,	I speake too long, but 'tis to peize the time,
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.146	apiece of Yed Miller, by these gloves.	a peece of Yead Miller: by these gloues.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW II.i.20	One that is well-nigh worn to pieces with age to show	One that is well-nye worne to peeces with age / To show
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW III.ii.30	cannon will shoot point-blank twelve score. He pieces	Canon will shoot point-blanke twelue score: hee peeces
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW IV.ii.53	birding pieces.	Birding-peeces:
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.v.82	lest he transform me to a piece of cheese.	Least he transforme me to a peece of Cheese.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW V.v.138	piece of toasted cheese.	peece of toasted Cheese.
A Midsummer Night's Dream	MND I.ii.13	A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a	A very good peece of worke I assure you, and a
Much Ado About Nothing	MA II.i.54	overmastered with a piece of valiant dust? To make an	ouermastred with a peece of valiant dust? to make
Much Ado About Nothing	MA III.iii.133	in the smirched worm-eaten tapestry, where his codpiece	in the smircht worm eaten tapestrie, where his cod-peece
Much Ado About Nothing	MA III.iii.161	We have here recovered the most dangerous piece of	we haue here recouered the most dangerous peece of
Much Ado About Nothing	MA IV.ii.79	householder; and, which is more, as pretty a piece of	houshoulder, and which is more, as pretty a peece of
Othello	Oth I.iii.217	That the bruised heart was pieced through the ear.	That the bruized heart was pierc'd through the eares.
Othello	Oth III.i.23	Prithee keep up thy quillets – there's a poor piece	Prythee keepe vp thy Quillets, ther's a poore peece
Othello	Oth III.iii.428.2	I'll tear her all to pieces!	Ile teare her all to peeces.
Othello	Oth IV.i.151	work! A likely piece of work, that you should find it in	worke? A likely piece of worke, that you should finde it in
Pericles	Per III.i.17	Am like to do. Take in your arms this piece	am like to doe: / Take in your armes this peece
Pericles	Per IV.ii.18	will blow it to pieces, they are so pitifully sodden.	will blowe it to peeces, they are so pittifully sodden.
Pericles	Per IV.ii.41	Master, I have gone through for this piece you see.	Master, I haue gone through for this peece you see,
Pericles	Per IV.ii.48	I cannot be bated one doit of a thousand pieces.	I cannot be bated one doit of a thousand peeces.
Pericles	Per IV.ii.133	When nature framed this piece, she meant thee a good	When Nature framde this peece, shee meant thee a good
Pericles	Per IV.iii.2	O Dionyza, such a piece of slaughter	O Dioniza, such a peece of slaughter,
Pericles	Per IV.vi.109	Fare thee well. Thou art a piece of virtue, and	fare thee well, thou art a peece of vertue, &
Pericles	Per IV.vi.115	I beseech your honour, one piece for me.	I beseeche your Honor one peece for me.
Pericles	Per IV.vi.142	An if she were a thornier piece of ground than she	And if shee were a thornyer peece of ground then shee
Richard II	R2 II.ii.138	Except like curs to tear us all to pieces.	Except like Curres, to teare vs all in peeces:
Richard II	R2 V.i.92	And piece the way out with a heavy heart.	And peece the Way out with a heauie heart.
Richard III	R3 I.iii.259	And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.	And if they fall, they dash themselues to peeces.
Richard III	R3 I.iii.333	But then I sigh, and, with a piece of Scripture,	But then I sigh, and with a peece of Scripture,
Richard III	R3 II.ii.52	Are cracked in pieces by malignant death,	Are crack'd in pieces, by malignant death,
Richard III	R3 IV.iii.5	To do this piece of ruthless butchery,	To do this peece of ruthfull Butchery,
Richard III	R3 IV.iv.235	Rush all to pieces on thy rocky bosom.	Rush all to peeces on thy Rocky bosome.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ I.i.28	'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh.	'tis knowne I am a pretty peece of flesh.
Romeo and Juliet	RJ I.v.8	me a piece of marchpane; and, as thou loves me, let the	mee a piece of Marchpane, and as thou louest me, let the
Romeo and Juliet	RJ II.v.49	It beats as it would fall in twenty pieces.	It beates as it would fall in twenty peeces.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS I.i.250	'Tis a very excellent piece of work, madam lady.	'Tis a verie excellent peece of worke, Madame Ladie:
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.ii.59	pieced, and a woman's crupper of velure, which hath	peec'd, and a womans Crupper of velure, which hath
The Taming of the Shrew	TS III.ii.61	here and there pieced with packthread.	heere and there peec'd with packthred.
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.i.12	A piece of ice. If thou doubt it, thou mayst slide	A piece of Ice: if thou doubt it, thou maist slide
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.iii.23	What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?	What say you to a peece of Beefe and Mustard?
The Taming of the Shrew	TS IV.iii.126	bid him cut it to pieces. Ergo, thou liest.	bid him cut it to peeces. Ergo thou liest.
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.8	Dashed all to pieces. O, the cry did knock	Dash'd all to peeces: O the cry did knocke
The Tempest	Tem I.ii.56	Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and	Thy Mother was a peece of vertue, and
The Tempest	Tem II.ii.29	would give a piece of silver. There would this monster	would giue a peece of siluer: there, would this Monster,
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.28	Let's see your piece.	Let's see your peece.
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.29	'Tis a good piece.	'Tis a good Peece.
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.159	A piece of painting, which I do beseech	A peece of Painting, which I do beseech
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.201	and yet he's but a filthy piece of work.	and yet he's but a filthy peece of worke.
Timon of Athens	Tim I.i.250	Show me this piece. I am joyful of your sights.	Shew me this peece, I am ioyfull of your sights.
Timon of Athens	Tim III.ii.66	And just of the same piece	And iust of the same peece
Timon of Athens	Tim III.vi.21	A thousand pieces.	A thousand Peeces.
Timon of Athens	Tim III.vi.22	A thousand pieces?	A thousand Peeces?
Timon of Athens	Tim V.i.19	will promise him an excellent piece.	will promise him / An excellent Peece.
Titus Andronicus	Tit I.i.312	But go thy ways, go give that changing piece	But goe thy wayes, goe giue that changing peece,
Titus Andronicus	Tit II.iii.7	A very excellent piece of villainy.	A very excellent peece of villany:
Troilus and Cressida	TC III.i.51	make it whole again; you shall piece it out with a piece	make it whole againe, you shall peece it out with a peece
Troilus and Cressida	TC IV.i.63	The lees and dregs of a flat tamed piece;	The lees and dregs of a flat tamed peece:
Twelfth Night	TN I.v.26	piece of Eve's flesh as any in Illyria.	piece of Eues flesh, as any in Illyria.
Twelfth Night	TN II.iv.2	Now, good Cesario, but that piece of song,	Now good Cesario , but that peece of song,
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG I.ii.137.1	She picks up the pieces of the letter
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG II.vii.53	You must needs have them with a codpiece, madam.	You must needs haue thẽ with a cod-peece Madam
The Two Gentlemen of Verona	TG II.vii.56	Unless you have a codpiece to stick pins on.	Vnlesse you haue a cod-peece to stick pins on.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.i.122	The ground-piece of some painter, I would buy you	The ground-peece of some Painter, I would buy you
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK I.iii.10	In their best-tempered pieces keep enthroned	In their best temperd peices, keepe enthroand
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK II.iv.14	Would say it was my best piece; last, and greatest,	Would say it was my best peece: last, and greatest,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.ii.18	He's torn to pieces; they howled many together,	He's torne to peeces, they howld many together
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.v.43	This is that scornful piece, that scurvy hilding,	This is that scornefull peece, that scurvy hilding
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.86.1	Is not this piece too strait?	Is not this peece too streight?
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.256.2	I'll be cut a-pieces	Ile be cut a peeces
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK III.vi.263.1	On any piece the earth has.	On any peece the earth has.
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.ii.127	Lined with strong sinews; to the shoulder-piece	Linde with strong sinewes: To the shoulder peece,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.iii.6	what broken piece of matter soe'er she's about, the name	what / Broken peece of matter so'ere she's about, the name
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.iii.20	must bring a piece of silver on the tip of your tongue,	must / Bring a peece of silver on the tip of your tongue,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK IV.iii.23	have our livers perished, cracked to pieces with love,	have our Lyvers, perish'd, crakt to peeces with / Love,
The Two Noble Kinsmen	TNK V.iv.31	Commend me to her, and to piece her portion	Commend me to her, and to peece her portion
The Winter's Tale	WT I.ii.227	Of headpiece extraordinary? Lower messes	Of Head-peece extraordinarie? Lower Messes
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.32	Were never for a piece of beauty rarer,	Were neuer for a peece of beauty, rarer,
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.419	But shorten thy life one week. – And thou, fresh piece	But shorten thy life one weeke. And thou, fresh peece
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.607	geld a codpiece of a purse; I would have filed keys off	gueld a Cod-peece of a Purse: I would haue fill'd Keyes of
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.673	anything extempore. The Prince himself is about a piece	any thing extempore. The Prince himselfe is about a peece
The Winter's Tale	WT IV.iv.675	at his heels. If I thought it were a piece of honesty to	at his heeles:) if I thought it were a peece of honestie to
The Winter's Tale	WT V.i.94	Ay, the most peerless piece of earth, I think,	I: the most peerelesse peece of Earth, I thinke,
The Winter's Tale	WT V.ii.61	an ear open: he was torn to pieces with a bear. This	an eare open; he was torne to pieces with a Beare: This
The Winter's Tale	WT V.ii.94	piece many years in doing and now newly performed by	Peece many yeeres in doing, and now newly perform'd, by
The Winter's Tale	WT V.ii.106	company piece the rejoicing?	companie peece the Reioycing?
The Winter's Tale	WT V.iii.38	For being more stone than it? O royal piece!	For being more Stone then it? Oh Royall Peece:
The Winter's Tale	WT V.iii.56.1	Will piece up in himself.	Will peece vp in himselfe.

Poems

3 result(s).

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
A Lover's Complaint	LC.119	Pieced not his grace but were all graced by him.	Peec'd not his grace but were al grac'd by him.
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1366	At last she calls to mind where hangs a piece	At last shee cals to mind where hangs a peece
The Rape of Lucrece	Luc.1443	To this well-painted piece is Lucrece come,	To this well painted peece is LVCRECE come,

Glossary

123 result(s).

adversity	piece of perversity, quibbler
a-pieces
bauble	piece of rubbish, worthless trifle
bone	(plural) pieces of bone [used as a musical instrument]
broken	fallen out, with the relationship in pieces
broken	broken in [as a horse]; or: in pieces [as of teeth]
butt-end	fag-end, final part, remaining piece
carbonado	grilled piece of meat
carpet	tapestry, piece of embroidered fabric
caveto	[summarizing a piece of advice] beware, take care
chamber	piece of ordnance, cannon, gun
chaos	piece of shapeless matter, amorphous mass
chine	[of meat] joint, portion, piece
clod	lump, mass, piece of earth
clog	wooden block, heavy piece of wood
clout	piece of cloth, rag; handkerchief
cloven	broken apart, split in pieces
coal	cinder, piece of charcoal
cock	[of a gun] pistol-hammer, cocking-piece
codpiece	penis
codpiece	cloth case or pocket worn by a man at the front of breeches or hose; also: what it contains
collop	[piece of flesh] offspring, flesh and blood
compter	round piece of metal used for counting
corslet	piece of armour protecting the torso
counter	round piece of metal used for counting
crack	collapse, break down, fall to pieces
crest	[originally the plume of feathers on a] helmet, head-piece
cuish, cuisse	armoured thigh-piece
cush, cuish, cuisse	armoured thigh-piece
device	skilful piece of work
dial	watch, timepiece, pocket sundial
disjoint	fall to pieces, become disjointed
dismember	blow to pieces, divide limb from limb
earth	piece of dirt, beast of the earth
estate	piece of property
felly	piece of curved wood forming part of a wheel rim
figure	figure of speech, device, piece of rhetoric
firebrand	piece of wood kindled in the fire
flaw	fragment, tiny piece
flesh	[give a piece of the kill to a hound to stimulate its desire to hunt further] reward, stimulate, excite
go	haggle at length, carry out a piece of bargaining
gobbet	piece of raw flesh
goodness	piece of luck, good fortune
gorget	piece of armour for protecting the throat
grand guard	piece of tournament armour protecting the chest and left shoulder
groat	fourpenny piece
ground-piece	[unclear meaning] painting used as a teaching-aid
halfpence	fragment, tiny piece, bit
hang	keep in one piece, carry on existing
headpiece	head-covering
headpiece	brain, intellect
hornbook	[teaching device] leaf of paper, protected by a piece of thin horn, showing the letters of the alphabet and other information
horologe	clock, dial, timepiece
information	item of information, piece of intelligence
ingot	coin, piece
iniquity	piece of wickedness, little devil
limb-meal	limb from limb, to pieces
mail	armour, chain mail, piece of armour
mammock	tear to shreds, rip to pieces
member	limb, piece of a body
mince	chop into pieces, cut into tiny bits
minced	cut up into little pieces for baking
morsel	dish, mouthful, piece of flesh
mortar-piece	type of small high-firing cannon
mortise	fit together, join tightly [like pieces of wood]
mouth	mouthpiece, spokesman
movable	(plural) personal possessions, private effects, pieces of property
moveable	(plural) personal possessions, private effects, pieces of property
murdering-piece	type of weapon which scatters lethal projectiles
napkin	square piece of cloth
paper	piece of writing, composition
parcel	part, piece, portion, bit
peize	F, Q alternative to 'piece'
piece	cannon, piece of artillery, fire-arm
piece	specimen, masterpiece
piece	work (of art), creation
piece	accomplishment, forte, skill
piece	creature, individual, person, woman
piece	bit of ground, place
piece	complete, make up, improve
piece	add to, join to, augment
piece	coin, piece of money
piece	prolong, extend, drag out
piece	[of virtue] model, picture, paragon
piece	augment, increase, supplement
piece	add to, make up, parcel up
piece	mend, repair, make whole
piece	sort, kind, type
piece	wine cask, butt of liquor
piece	prolong, extend, drag out
plate	silver coin, silver piece
plot	piece of earth; body
posy	short piece of poetry [often inscribed inside a ring]
quantity	fragment, little piece, tiny amount
quarter	cut to pieces, hack, mutilate
quartered	cut into four pieces
question	conversation, discourse, piece of talk
rent	rend, tear, pull to pieces
rivet	bolt for fastening a piece of armour
rudesby	ruffian, piece of insolence, unmannerly fellow
sampler	piece of embroidery
score	method of notching a piece of wood as a means of debt-keeping; when split in two between lender and debtor, the scores on the two pieces of wood would tally
shiver	fragment, splinter, piece
shiver	smash to pieces, fragment
shoulder-piece	armour covering the shoulder
skirt	one of four pieces of cloth forming the lower part of a long coat
sliver	[split piece of] branch, bough, limb
sliver	cut off [a piece], split off, tear away
sop	piece of bread or cake steeped in liquid [before being eaten]
spoil	[hunting] piece of the kill [given to a hound to stimulate its desire to hunt further]
spot	piece of embroidery
square	square piece of material covering the chest, embroidered breast-piece
stomacher	piece of clothing used by women under their bodice to help cover the chest
sunder	asunder, apart, into pieces
tester	sixpenny piece
testril	sixpenny piece
toast	piece of hot toast, sop
toy	piece of nonsense, foolish affair
trappings	ornaments, embellishments, bits and pieces
trinkets	bits and pieces, paraphernalia
velvet	piece of velvet fabric
voucher	piece of evidence, circumstance
weed	garment, piece of clothing

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107 result(s).

armour, piece of	mail
artillery, piece of	piece
baking, cut up into little pieces for	minced
bits and pieces	trappings
bits and pieces	trinkets
blow to pieces	dismember
body, piece of a	member
bolt for fastening a piece of armour	rivet
bone, pieces of [as a musical instrument]	bone
branch [split piece of]	sliver
bread steeped in liquid, piece of	sop
cake steeped in liquid, piece of	sop
charcoal, piece of	coal
chest, square piece of material covering the	square
chop into pieces	mince
cloth, piece of	clout
cloth, square piece of	napkin
clothing, piece of	weed
cocking-piece	cock
counting, round piece of metal used for	counter
cut into four pieces	quartered
cut off a piece	sliver
cut to pieces	quarter
cut up into little pieces for baking	minced
dirt, piece of	earth
earth, piece of	clod
earth, piece of	plot
embroidered breast-piece	square
embroidered fabric, piece of	carpet
embroidery, piece of	sampler
embroidery, piece of	spot
evidence, piece of	voucher
fabric, piece of embroidered	carpet
fabric, piece of velvet	velvet
fall to pieces	crack
fall to pieces	disjoint
fire, piece of wood kindled in the	firebrand
flesh, piece of	morsel
flesh, piece of raw	gobbet
four pieces, cut into	quartered
fourpenny piece	groat
grilled piece of meat	carbonado
head-piece	crest
heavy piece of wood	clog
insolence, piece of	rudesby
intelligence, piece of	information
keep in one piece	hang
kill, piece of the [in hunting]	spoil
little piece	quantity
luck, piece of	goodness
masterpiece	piece
meat, grilled piece of	carbonado
money, piece of	piece
mouthpiece	mouth
nonsense, piece of	toy
ordnance, piece of	chamber
perversity, piece of	adversity
piece	ingot
piece	parcel
piece	shiver
piece [of meat]	chine
piece of a body	member
piece of earth	clod
piece, keep in one	hang
piece, little	quantity
piece, remaining	butt-end
piece, tiny	flaw
piece, tiny	halfpence
pieces, blow to	dismember
pieces, cut to	quarter
pieces, cut up into little [for baking]	minced
pieces, fall to	crack
pieces, fall to	disjoint
pieces, in	broken
pieces, into	sunder
pieces, pull to	mammock
pieces, pull to	rent
pieces, smash to	shiver
pieces, split in	cloven
pieces, to	limb-meal
pieces,chop into	mince
poetry, short piece of	posy
property, piece of	estate
property, piece of	moveable
pull to pieces	mammock
pull to pieces	rent
relationship in pieces, with a	broken
remaining piece	butt-end
rhetoric, piece of	figure
rubbish, piece of	bauble
short piece of poetry	posy
sixpenny piece	tester
skilful piece of work	device
smash to pieces	shiver
split in pieces	cloven
talk, piece of	question
timepiece	dial
timepiece	horologe
tiny piece	flaw
tiny piece	halfpence
toast, piece of hot	toast
velvet fabric, piece of	velvet
wickedness, piece of	iniquity
wood kindled in the fire, piece of	firebrand
wood, heavy piece of	clog
work, skilful piece of	device
writing, piece of	paper

Themes and Topics

7 result(s).

Body-armour	...xample gloss brace per ii i 128 piece of armour protecting the arms or coat... ...in modern english but here for linking pieces of armour corslet cor v iv 20 ... ...s of armour corslet cor v iv 20 piece of armour protecting the torso cui... ...cuishes cushes cuisses 1h4 iv i 105 piece of armour protecting the front of the t... ...nd and wrist gorget tc i iii 174 piece of armour protecting the throat gr... ...throat grand guard tnk iii vi 58 piece of tournament armour giving additional ... ... steel rings (chain-mail) shoulder-piece tnk iv ii 127 ... ... tnk iv ii 127 piece of armour protecting the shoulder ... ... vantbrace vambrace tc i iii 297 piece of armour protecting the fore-arm ...
Clothing	...le (f) gloss codpiece wt iv iv 607 m cloth ...
Elision	... > &rsquo gainst 1h6 i iv 15 a piece of ordnance &rsquo gainst it i have pla...
Money	...lue groat 2h4 i ii 237 fourpenny piece mill-sixpence mw i i 144 sixpenc... ...alue tester mw i iii 82 sixpenny piece testril tn ii iii 32 sixpenny ... ... testril tn ii iii 32 sixpenny piece shilling 2h6 iv vii 19 coin of t...
Weapons	... [as in modern english] mortar-piece h8 v iv 46 short high-firing cann... ...on with a large bore murdering-piece ham iv v 96 mortar which scatters...
Italian and Spanish	... palabras (ma iii v 15) the only other piece of spanish is don armado’s fortuna de l...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)	... french behaviour] ' tis as arrant a piece of knavery as can be offert kl ii ...

Words Families

24 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
APIECE	BASIC	see PIECE
CHIMNEY	PART	chimney-piece n
CODPIECE	BASIC	see PIECE
GROUND	IMAGE	ground-piece n
HEAD	BAD	headpiece n
MASTER	INTENSITY	masterpiece n
MEAL	ACTION	piecemeal adj
MORTAR	BASIC	mortar-piece n
MURDER	OBJECT	murdering-piece n
PIECE	BASIC	apiece adv, piece n, piece v
PIECE	ACTION	piecemeal n
PIECE	CLOTHING	codpiece n, headpiece n
PIECE	EQUIPMENT	mortar-piece n, murdering-piece n, shoulder-piece n
PIECE	INTENSITY	masterpiece n
PIECE	PAINTNG	ground-piece n, PLACE, chimney-piece n
PIECE	STATE	still-piecing adj
SHOULDER	EQUIPMENT	shoulder-piece n

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