Word
pieced
US/ˈpist/
UK/pˈiːst/
Definition
v. to make something by joining together many small pieces of cloth or paper. You often do this to make a quilt or a patchwork blanket.
v. to join together small pieces of fabric, paper, or other materials to form a larger whole. Often used in the context of quilting or textile arts.
Examples
“She spent the weekend pieced together a beautiful quilt for her daughter.”
“The artist pieced together hundreds of tiny photographs to create a large mural that covers the entire wall.”
“By piecing together fragments of ancient pottery found across the valley, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the layout of the original settlement.”
Examples
simple
“She spent the weekend pieced together a beautiful quilt for her daughter.”
contextual
“The artist pieced together hundreds of tiny photographs to create a large mural that covers the entire wall.”
complex
“By piecing together fragments of ancient pottery found across the valley, archaeologists were able to reconstruct the layout of the original settlement.”
Real-World Examples
“Landrø and his team already knew how to do this with ships, though, and the diving blue whale provided a path from surface to seabed that pieced the puzzle together.” “The memory-loss set-up creates a thrilling puzzle, but it’s never pieced together.” Scan code
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