AFTERPIECE

afterpiece

(noun) a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

afterpiece (plural afterpieces)

A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

(nautical) The heel of a rudder.

Source: Wiktionary


Aft"er*piece`, n.

1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: The heel of a rudder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 September 2024

MECHANISM

(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”


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