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present singular third person piecens · participle present piecening · participle past piecened · past piecened
- transitiveTo extend by adding a part or parts.
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.
1887, The Twentieth century: Volume 221 more example
He'd piecened out himself a bunk on one side, and sot him up a stove in the corner, and hove some burlaps down under foot, with a couple of old wracked chairs, so's he allowed he'da sight lievser stop out there daytimes than not to.
1904, The Outlook: Volume 76 - transitivebusinessTo join broken threads or ends in spinning.
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piecen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecen
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