"piecen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: piecens [present, singular, third-person], piecening [participle, present], piecened [participle, past], piecened [past]
Etymology: From piece + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|piece|en|id2=inchoative}} piece + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} piecen (third-person singular simple present piecens, present participle piecening, simple past and past participle piecened)
  1. (transitive) To join; piece (together); fay. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-piecen-en-verb-8Rp2rRw5
  2. (transitive) To extend by adding a part or parts. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-piecen-en-verb-~afTCt6y
  3. (transitive, weaving) To join broken threads or ends in spinning. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Weaving
    Sense id: en-piecen-en-verb-iecOS8eI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative): 15 22 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 87 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piecener, piecening

Inflected forms

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        "To join; piece (together); fay."
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        "(transitive) To join; piece (together); fay."
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        "(transitive) To extend by adding a part or parts."
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        "To join broken threads or ends in spinning."
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        "(transitive, weaving) To join broken threads or ends in spinning."
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        "(transitive) To join; piece (together); fay."
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        "(transitive) To extend by adding a part or parts."
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        "(transitive, weaving) To join broken threads or ends in spinning."
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