cutpiece

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noun

The last piece of cloth or other material which is left over after the rest has been used up.

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Meanings

nouncutpiece (plural cutpieces)

plural cutpieces

  1. South AsiaThe last piece of cloth or other material which is left over after the rest has been used up.

    Golisafita: A colourful seat woven from cutpieces and strips of fabric.

    2015, Smriti Kumar Sinha, translated by Ramlal Sinha, Seducing the Rain God: A Collection of Short Stories From the North-East, New Delhi, India: Niyogi Books, →ISBN, page 160

Origin

Compound of cut + piece.

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APA

cutpiece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutpiece

MLA

“cutpiece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutpiece. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutpiece,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutpiece.

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