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Definition of Piece of work
1. Noun. A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing. "Erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
Specialized synonyms: Follow-up, Followup, Handcraft, Handicraft, Handiwork, Handwork, Ironwork, Lacework, Lacquerware, Leatherwork, Chef-d'oeuvre, Masterpiece, Metalwork, Openwork, Polychrome, Silverwork, Caning, Wicker, Wickerwork, Woodwork, Work In Progress, Workpiece, Publication
Generic synonyms: Product, Production
Derivative terms: Work, Work
Definition of Piece of work
1. Noun. A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic often derogatory) A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. ''a nasty piece of work''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piece Of Work
Literary usage of Piece of work
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"Then who will say but surely this may be A piece of work exact from dotage free.
... piece of work ..."
2. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"A piece of work. BRITANNIA, sitting meditating one fine day (perhaps in the
attitude iu which she is presented on the copper coinage), discovers all of a ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... is a very skilful piece of work. It begins by insisting on the faith defined at
... piece of work ..."
4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"Piece of Work. When Mr. Myn saw it, he said nothing, but afterwards declared his
Mind about it as being a very poor Thing, w«n neither pleased the BP nor ..."
5. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"ground being in fine tiJ (condition) for sowing, and of a man being in the
tid (humur) for doing such and such a piece of work. ..."
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