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of a piece

prep_phrase

Etymology

From an obsolete sense of a (“the same”).

Definitions

  1. Of the same kind.

    • Near-synonyms: all one, all the same, cut from the same cloth, of the same stripe, monolithic
    • Strange as this expectation appears to us, it is quite of a piece with early modes of thought.
    • Further along, the road passes a low E-shape of red-brick estate buildings, obviously modern, yet all of a piece with this sensible, attractive and businesslike village.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see of, a, piece.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for of a piece. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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