Piecen
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To join; piece (together); fay. transitive
- 2 To extend by adding a part or parts. transitive
"But when the building, not designed from the first in its entirety, has been piecened and enlarged from time to time, the very nature of its plan is such as to present peculiar difficulties to those on whom the duty devolves."
- 3 To join broken threads or ends in spinning. transitive
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"But when the building, not designed from the first in its entirety, has been piecened and enlarged from time to time, the very nature of its plan is such as to present peculiar difficulties to those on whom the duty devolves."
Etymology
From piece + -en.