† a-piecesadv.

Etymology: a prep.¹ in, into + pieces: see piece n.

Obsolete.

a. In pieces, to pieces.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adverb] > into separate parts

asundera1325

in sunderc1390

piecemeala1450

sundry1531

piecely1552

a-pieces1560

apart1608

1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes 22 Their limmes eche one apeeces let them go Disperste.

1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus ̃§55. 54 And break apieces their lanthorns against the ground.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 84 The whole Structure..must needs fall a-pieces.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1653 J. Shirley Court Secret i. i This jealousy will take my brains a-pieces!

1663 S. Pepys Diary 6 Nov. (1971) IV. 366 The plot is spoilt and the whole committee broke—Mr. Mountagu and the Duke of Buckingham fallen a-pieces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	a-pieces
释义	† a-piecesadv. Etymology: a prep.¹ in, into + pieces: see piece n. Obsolete. a. In pieces, to pieces. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adverb] > into separate parts asundera1325 in sunderc1390 piecemeala1450 sundry1531 piecely1552 a-pieces1560 apart1608 1560 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Thyestes 22 Their limmes eche one apeeces let them go Disperste. 1656 H. More Enthusiasmus Triumphatus ̃§55. 54 And break apieces their lanthorns against the ground. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 84 The whole Structure..must needs fall a-pieces. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1653 J. Shirley Court Secret i. i This jealousy will take my brains a-pieces! 1663 S. Pepys Diary 6 Nov. (1971) IV. 366 The plot is spoilt and the whole committee broke—Mr. Mountagu and the Duke of Buckingham fallen a-pieces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adv.1560
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