piecenv.

Brit.

/ˈpiːsn/, U.S.

/ˈpis(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– peicen (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– piecen.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piece n., -en suffix⁵.

Etymology: < piece n. + -en suffix⁵.

1. transitive. To join or piece together; to repair; spec. to rejoin (broken threads or ends) in spinning. Now chiefly English regional.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [verb (transitive)] > join

wup1815

piecen1831

1831 [see piecening n. at Derivatives].

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 180 The children have..to piecen their slubbing ends with double rapidity.

1887 19th Cent. Dec. 820 The building..has been piecened and enlarged from time to time.

1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. I can piecen that chaney [= china] cup wi' coagulin.

1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. 166 Ah've brokken mi booitlääce, muttha..will ya piecen it fomma.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 225/1 Piecen, to mend, or to stick the pieces of something together again.

2. intransitive. U.S. regional. To eke out; to round off. Also transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion > provide with a conclusion

to finish off1830

piecenc1900

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > make complete [verb (transitive)] > complete, fill up, or make up > by supplying what is wanting

performa1382

supplyc1480

upmake1485

to make up1488

mend?a1505

to stop, to fill (in or up), to supply a gap?1523

to eke out1596

help out (also through)1600

size1608

echea1616

inch out1620

to eke up1633

supplete1664

lengthen1670

supplement1749

to husband out1762

sort1880

piecenc1900

c1900 in Amer. Speech 49 (1974) 63 We piecened out our bait.

1943 R. P. Tristram Primer for Amer. 116 When the flour barrel ran low, They piecened with meal and made it go.

1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 208 Piecen out, To round out the sum total: ‘He ate enough for a horse, and then piecened out with two slabs of pie!’

Derivatives

ˈpiecening n. the action or task of joining broken threads in spinning. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1831 C. T. Thackrah Effects of Arts on Health 74 Preparation of Wool... Tucking, Scribbling, (as Slubbing), Carding and Piecening.

1843 Penny Mag. Suppl. June 243/2 It was Whitehead of Bury who introduced the plan of ‘piecening’, by which much time is saved in spinning cotton.

1932 P. Bentley Inheritance iii. ii. 260 Jonathan could not remember what it was... But it was something about piecening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piecen
释义	piecenv. Brit. /ˈpiːsn/, U.S. /ˈpis(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– peicen (English regional (Yorkshire)), 1800s– piecen. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: piece n., -en suffix⁵. Etymology: < piece n. + -en suffix⁵. 1. transitive. To join or piece together; to repair; spec. to rejoin (broken threads or ends) in spinning. Now chiefly English regional. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [verb (transitive)] > join wup1815 piecen1831 1831 [see piecening n. at Derivatives]. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 180 The children have..to piecen their slubbing ends with double rapidity. 1887 19th Cent. Dec. 820 The building..has been piecened and enlarged from time to time. 1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. I can piecen that chaney [= china] cup wi' coagulin. 1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. 166 Ah've brokken mi booitlääce, muttha..will ya piecen it fomma. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 225/1 Piecen, to mend, or to stick the pieces of something together again. 2. intransitive. U.S. regional. To eke out; to round off. Also transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)] > bring to an end or conclusion > provide with a conclusion to finish off1830 piecenc1900 the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > make complete [verb (transitive)] > complete, fill up, or make up > by supplying what is wanting performa1382 supplyc1480 upmake1485 to make up1488 mend?a1505 to stop, to fill (in or up), to supply a gap?1523 to eke out1596 help out (also through)1600 size1608 echea1616 inch out1620 to eke up1633 supplete1664 lengthen1670 supplement1749 to husband out1762 sort1880 piecenc1900 c1900 in Amer. Speech 49 (1974) 63 We piecened out our bait. 1943 R. P. Tristram Primer for Amer. 116 When the flour barrel ran low, They piecened with meal and made it go. 1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 208 Piecen out, To round out the sum total: ‘He ate enough for a horse, and then piecened out with two slabs of pie!’ Derivatives ˈpiecening n. the action or task of joining broken threads in spinning. Now rare. ΚΠ 1831 C. T. Thackrah Effects of Arts on Health 74 Preparation of Wool... Tucking, Scribbling, (as Slubbing), Carding and Piecening. 1843 Penny Mag. Suppl. June 243/2 It was Whitehead of Bury who introduced the plan of ‘piecening’, by which much time is saved in spinning cotton. 1932 P. Bentley Inheritance iii. ii. 260 Jonathan could not remember what it was... But it was something about piecening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1831
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