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armpiece

noun

Etymology

From arm + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. compounded as armpiece — “arm + piece”

Definitions

  1. A piece of armour that protects the arm.

    • “Go, my good St. John,—in an arm-piece of the Milanese armor that hangs on the wall, thou’lt find the Seal!”

  2. A decorative companion.

    • He'd decided to take her because she was the best looking armpiece of all, and as long as she kept her mouth shut, he'd be the envy of every man there.
    • Years of being his armpiece have taught her exactly how to handle this situation; she is suddenly sure of it.
    • Madeline was in on the routine, and shortly after Louise exited, the swain and his armpiece departed for their outing to Little's Music Shop.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA