afterpiecen.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəpiːs/,

/ˈaftəpiːs/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌpis/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, piece n.

Etymology: < after- prefix + piece n.

1. Any additional item that follows a main work; (Theatre) an additional entertainment, spoken or sung, usually but not invariably comic, intended to be performed after a play or other theatrical work (now historical). Also: an epilogue (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > performance before or after play

afterpiece1770

curtain-raiser1886

curtain jerker1892

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > epilogue

afterpiece1900

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. M6 To preface much concerning these little after-pieces of Poetry, I hold needlesse, having spoke my mind so fully before.

1770 F. Gentleman Dramatic Censor II. 454 In duty to the public, each house, if furnished with so many should produce six new plays, and as many after pieces every winter.

1779 T. Holcroft Let. 30 Oct. in Memoirs (1816) III. 251 We have a new afterpiece of Mr. Sheridan's coming out this evening, ‘The Critic’.

1806 Mem. of R. Cumberland i. 296 Eight and twenty nights it went without the buttress of an afterpiece.

1841 C. Dickens Let. 28 Dec. (1969) II. 454 There ought to be a boxkeeper to ring a bell or give some other notice of the commencement of the overture to the afterpiece.

1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks I. vi. 202 But the seven years' tragedy of Greece was still destined to have a bloody afterpiece.

1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 83 A Refined Knockabout in the Grand Concert or Afterpiece taking place..immediately after the big Show is over.

1933 E. K. Chambers Eng. Folk-play 70 Music, dance and song, helped by patter, often turn it into an afterpiece, something like a revue.

1960 P. Colum Poet's Circuits 115 (heading) After-piece. ‘Wanderer's Song’.

1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 587 Clayton was a second-rater and his opera (an afterpiece merely) a pasticcio from Italian sources.

2. Nautical. A piece of timber attached to the main-piece of a rudder; the heel of a rudder. Also: the part of a ship's keel nearest to the stern. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Safran de gouvernail, the after-piece of a rudder, used to augment its breadth.

1799 H. Neuman Marine Pocket-dict. Klick des ruders, the afterpiece of the rudder.

1840 United Service Jrnl. Feb. 243 The after-piece of the rudder,..connected with the main-piece.

1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xiii. 257 The solid rudder-head attached to the after piece passes up through the tubular rudder-head.

1882 T. Brassey Brit. Navy I. i. xvii. 489 In the latter ship the afterpiece of the keel, the stern-posts, and the rudder-frames are of metal.

1919 W. H. Curtis Elem. Wood Ship Constr. 22 The main piece and forward part of the trunk are cut from a single timber. The afterpiece of the trunk is much the same as that shown.

2003 K. H. Marquardt Global Schooner v. 148/2 The rudder was built from one to three pieces, with the innermost the stock or back, and the others the after-pieces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterpiece
释义	afterpiecen. Brit. /ˈɑːftəpiːs/, /ˈaftəpiːs/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌpis/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, piece n. Etymology: < after- prefix + piece n. 1. Any additional item that follows a main work; (Theatre) an additional entertainment, spoken or sung, usually but not invariably comic, intended to be performed after a play or other theatrical work (now historical). Also: an epilogue (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > performance before or after play afterpiece1770 curtain-raiser1886 curtain jerker1892 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > epilogue afterpiece1900 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. M6 To preface much concerning these little after-pieces of Poetry, I hold needlesse, having spoke my mind so fully before. 1770 F. Gentleman Dramatic Censor II. 454 In duty to the public, each house, if furnished with so many should produce six new plays, and as many after pieces every winter. 1779 T. Holcroft Let. 30 Oct. in Memoirs (1816) III. 251 We have a new afterpiece of Mr. Sheridan's coming out this evening, ‘The Critic’. 1806 Mem. of R. Cumberland i. 296 Eight and twenty nights it went without the buttress of an afterpiece. 1841 C. Dickens Let. 28 Dec. (1969) II. 454 There ought to be a boxkeeper to ring a bell or give some other notice of the commencement of the overture to the afterpiece. 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks I. vi. 202 But the seven years' tragedy of Greece was still destined to have a bloody afterpiece. 1900 G. Ade Fables in Slang 83 A Refined Knockabout in the Grand Concert or Afterpiece taking place..immediately after the big Show is over. 1933 E. K. Chambers Eng. Folk-play 70 Music, dance and song, helped by patter, often turn it into an afterpiece, something like a revue. 1960 P. Colum Poet's Circuits 115 (heading) After-piece. ‘Wanderer's Song’. 1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 587 Clayton was a second-rater and his opera (an afterpiece merely) a pasticcio from Italian sources. 2. Nautical. A piece of timber attached to the main-piece of a rudder; the heel of a rudder. Also: the part of a ship's keel nearest to the stern. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Safran de gouvernail, the after-piece of a rudder, used to augment its breadth. 1799 H. Neuman Marine Pocket-dict. Klick des ruders, the afterpiece of the rudder. 1840 United Service Jrnl. Feb. 243 The after-piece of the rudder,..connected with the main-piece. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xiii. 257 The solid rudder-head attached to the after piece passes up through the tubular rudder-head. 1882 T. Brassey Brit. Navy I. i. xvii. 489 In the latter ship the afterpiece of the keel, the stern-posts, and the rudder-frames are of metal. 1919 W. H. Curtis Elem. Wood Ship Constr. 22 The main piece and forward part of the trunk are cut from a single timber. The afterpiece of the trunk is much the same as that shown. 2003 K. H. Marquardt Global Schooner v. 148/2 The rudder was built from one to three pieces, with the innermost the stock or back, and the others the after-pieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1642
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