See Also: Piece(money)
set piece(dictionary)
one-piece(dictionary)
two-piece(dictionary)
set piece(dictionary)
piece a these(dictionary)
piece(2)(dictionary)
piece(1)(dictionary)
Piece(finance)
Fc piece(medicine)

set piece (iou)



set piece noun phr. & adjective. Also (esp. as adjective) set-piece. M19.
[from SET adjective + PIECE noun.]
A. noun phr.
A formal composition in art or literature; spec. a more or less self-contained passage or section of a literary work. M19.
M. Dibdin Iovino's speech had been a brilliant set piece. Times Literary Supplement The novel is really a series of set-pieces.
Theatrical. A piece of scenery representing a single feature such as a tree, a gate, etc. M19.
An arrangement of fireworks composing a picture or design. L19.
An organized movement, action, or manoeuvre; spec. in team ball games, a (usu. rehearsed) movement or feature of the game by which the ball is returned to play, as at a scrummage or a free kick. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Having the attributes of a set piece; formally or elaborately planned or composed. M20.
P. Ziegler Jutland had been the last great set-piece battle. B. Beaumont Some of the backs..demanding quicker ball from the set-piece play.