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back-piece|ˈbækpiːs|
[f. back n. or a.]
1. A piece of armour protecting the back. Also fig.
1586Lupton Thous. Notable Th. (1675) 289 If you match the lady to Scotland, you are sure to have a stout Back-piece. 1607Dekker Wh. Babylon Wks. 1873 II. 274 The hollow backe-peece of a rustie Armour. 1865Parkman Huguenots ix. (1875) 150 Gourgues took the lead, in breast-plate and back-piece.
2. The piece which forms the back of anything.
1838Workwoman's Guide vi. 173 Making a slipper by merely sewing on a front to a sole, and leaving it without any back-piece. 1851Art Jrnl. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 16/3 In the centre of the back-piece [of a side-board] is a medallion. |