top piecen.

Brit.

/ˈtɒp piːs/, U.S.

/ˈtɑp ˌpis/

Forms: see top n.¹ and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, top adj., piece n.

Etymology: Partly < top n.¹ + piece n., and partly < top adj. + piece n.

†1. A gun positioned or mounted in a ship's top (top n.¹ 16a). Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > gun in specific position

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?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 103 Gonnes of yron... Toppe peices grete and smalle.

†2. The best or finest achievement, example, or piece of work; the pinnacle. Obsolete.

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1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 3 The Top-piece beyond any thing else that he did in that Countrey.

1683 J. Bunyan Greatness of Soul 54 The Soul..is..the top-piece that he hath made in all the visible World.

1748 tr. S. Werenfels Diss. Superstition 55 Preserving Virginity in a married State was the Mode, the top Piece of Devotion and Merit in that superstitious Age.

3. Shoemaking. The hard-wearing outer layer of a heel (i.e. the part which comes into contact with the ground).

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1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. at Lifts Among the Shoe-makers, they are Pieces of Sole Leather put upon the Heels if wooden, or several of 'em one upon another if Leather, in order to make 'em higher or lower, the uppermost being called the Top-piece, tho' it goes next to or upon the Ground.

1781 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 29 Mar. All the entire stock in trade, utensils, &c., of Mr. George Harding, Currier,..consisting of calves skins curried and rough, white sheep and bazils, butt and crop soles, top pieces, womens heels, cutting boards, [etc.].

1834 J. O'Sullivan Art & Myst. Gentle Craft 50 Cut the channel as near to the edge of the top piece as you think the point of the heel awl will come out with ease.

1904 Northampton Mercury 6 May 6/1 Improvements in protectors and top-pieces for heels of boots and shoes.

2022 www.carredrucker.com (accessed 22 Feb. 2022) These oak bark leather top pieces come in a range of sizes and are manufactured with a hard-wearing, quarter rubber insert to be placed where the heel strikes the ground.

†4. Mining. A small cross-shaped or T-shaped attachment at the top of a boring rod, around which the runner (runner n.¹ 17c) is hooked in lifting the rod; = topit n. Obsolete.

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1820 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XIV. 328/1 Topits, or top-pieces are used for each length of rods so cut, and an instrument, named the runner, is used for taking hold of the topits.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 966 The topit, or top-piece.

5. colloquial.

a. Chiefly U.S. Something worn on the head; spec. (a) a wig; (b) a hat.

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1835 Republican & Banner (Madison, Indiana) 3 Dec. Wears a wig or top-piece of thin black hair, which he combs across the forehead.

1862 Golden Age (Queanbeyan, New S. Wales) 21 Aug. The ancient top-piece.

1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 89 I didn't know whether to puff up and get chesty, or hustle for my coat and my top-piece and go home.

1929 ‘E. Queen’ Roman Hat Myst. xiv. 201 You're looking for a hat—a nice, shiny top-piece such as the swells wear.

1954 Amer. Mag. Sept. 101 The captain, with a flourish, removed his top piece—it was the kind actors wear to pretend they are baldheaded.

1991 R. Leckie General ix. 103 Captain Mark Duggan..was strikingly handsome in his dress uniform. He had planned to wear a top piece, but had been dissuaded by Sergeant Durkin.

b. The head; (also) the brain.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [noun]

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1838 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Sum Thowts abaght Ben Bunt's Weddin 4 Wha but ha mean e the top-peece, cos tha seem'd to lay intat rum and wattar an sing soa last neet, that made ma think at thade happan be hevin a soat ov a ead-aik like this mornin.

1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 180 The Acephali, with whom Herodotus..wound up his climax of men with abnormal top-pieces.

1936 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 9 Apr. 9/4 He [sc. a footballer] netted four with his top-piece.

1940 J. G. Brandon Gang War! xix. 201 You as is 'igh up in the C.I.D., and as everybody knows the best flamin' top-piece as they've got in the 'ole works.

2002 Australian (Nexis) 25 Apr. 4 He's grateful his ‘top piece’ still works well; he keeps mentally active by managing his share portfolio and reading about current affairs.

2004 B. Codrington Full Circle (e-book, accessed 1 Feb. 2022) This brother name Vernon was the resident barber. His top piece was shaved and he tried to convince me that it aint too bad.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	top piece
释义	top piecen. Brit. /ˈtɒp piːs/, U.S. /ˈtɑp ˌpis/ Forms: see top n.¹ and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: top n.¹, top adj., piece n. Etymology: Partly < top n.¹ + piece n., and partly < top adj. + piece n. †1. A gun positioned or mounted in a ship's top (top n.¹ 16a). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > gun in specific position nosepiecea1614 stern-piece1622 chase-piece1626 rakera1640 chase-gun1667 bow-chase1769 chaser1804 stern-chaser1815 top gun1816 bow-chaser1836 ?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 103 Gonnes of yron... Toppe peices grete and smalle. †2. The best or finest achievement, example, or piece of work; the pinnacle. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 3 The Top-piece beyond any thing else that he did in that Countrey. View more context for this quotation 1683 J. Bunyan Greatness of Soul 54 The Soul..is..the top-piece that he hath made in all the visible World. 1748 tr. S. Werenfels Diss. Superstition 55 Preserving Virginity in a married State was the Mode, the top Piece of Devotion and Merit in that superstitious Age. 3. Shoemaking. The hard-wearing outer layer of a heel (i.e. the part which comes into contact with the ground). ΚΠ 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. at Lifts Among the Shoe-makers, they are Pieces of Sole Leather put upon the Heels if wooden, or several of 'em one upon another if Leather, in order to make 'em higher or lower, the uppermost being called the Top-piece, tho' it goes next to or upon the Ground. 1781 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 29 Mar. All the entire stock in trade, utensils, &c., of Mr. George Harding, Currier,..consisting of calves skins curried and rough, white sheep and bazils, butt and crop soles, top pieces, womens heels, cutting boards, [etc.]. 1834 J. O'Sullivan Art & Myst. Gentle Craft 50 Cut the channel as near to the edge of the top piece as you think the point of the heel awl will come out with ease. 1904 Northampton Mercury 6 May 6/1 Improvements in protectors and top-pieces for heels of boots and shoes. 2022 www.carredrucker.com (accessed 22 Feb. 2022) These oak bark leather top pieces come in a range of sizes and are manufactured with a hard-wearing, quarter rubber insert to be placed where the heel strikes the ground. †4. Mining. A small cross-shaped or T-shaped attachment at the top of a boring rod, around which the runner (runner n.¹ 17c) is hooked in lifting the rod; = topit n. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1820 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) XIV. 328/1 Topits, or top-pieces are used for each length of rods so cut, and an instrument, named the runner, is used for taking hold of the topits. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 966 The topit, or top-piece. 5. colloquial. a. Chiefly U.S. Something worn on the head; spec. (a) a wig; (b) a hat. ΚΠ 1835 Republican & Banner (Madison, Indiana) 3 Dec. Wears a wig or top-piece of thin black hair, which he combs across the forehead. 1862 Golden Age (Queanbeyan, New S. Wales) 21 Aug. The ancient top-piece. 1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 89 I didn't know whether to puff up and get chesty, or hustle for my coat and my top-piece and go home. 1929 ‘E. Queen’ Roman Hat Myst. xiv. 201 You're looking for a hat—a nice, shiny top-piece such as the swells wear. 1954 Amer. Mag. Sept. 101 The captain, with a flourish, removed his top piece—it was the kind actors wear to pretend they are baldheaded. 1991 R. Leckie General ix. 103 Captain Mark Duggan..was strikingly handsome in his dress uniform. He had planned to wear a top piece, but had been dissuaded by Sergeant Durkin. b. The head; (also) the brain. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > [noun] nolleOE headOE topa1225 copc1264 scalpa1300 chiefc1330 crownc1330 jowla1400 poll?a1400 testea1400 ball in the hoodc1400 palleta1425 noddle?1507 costard?1515 nab?1536 neck1560 coxcomb1567 sconce1567 now1568 headpiece1579 mazer1581 mazardc1595 cockcomb1602 costrel1604 cranion1611 pasha1616 noddle pate1622 block1635 cranium1647 sallet1652 poundrel1664 nob1699 crany?1730 knowledge box1755 noodle1762 noggin1769 napper1785 garret1796 pimple1811 knowledge-casket1822 coco1828 cobbra1832 coconut1834 top-piece1838 nut1841 barnet1857 twopenny1859 chump1864 topknot1869 conk1870 masthead1884 filbert1886 bonce1889 crumpet1891 dome1891 roof1897 beanc1905 belfry1907 hat rack1907 melon1907 box1908 lemon1923 loaf1925 pound1933 sconec1945 nana1966 1838 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Sum Thowts abaght Ben Bunt's Weddin 4 Wha but ha mean e the top-peece, cos tha seem'd to lay intat rum and wattar an sing soa last neet, that made ma think at thade happan be hevin a soat ov a ead-aik like this mornin. 1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 180 The Acephali, with whom Herodotus..wound up his climax of men with abnormal top-pieces. 1936 Courier & Advertiser (Dundee) 9 Apr. 9/4 He [sc. a footballer] netted four with his top-piece. 1940 J. G. Brandon Gang War! xix. 201 You as is 'igh up in the C.I.D., and as everybody knows the best flamin' top-piece as they've got in the 'ole works. 2002 Australian (Nexis) 25 Apr. 4 He's grateful his ‘top piece’ still works well; he keeps mentally active by managing his share portfolio and reading about current affairs. 2004 B. Codrington Full Circle (e-book, accessed 1 Feb. 2022) This brother name Vernon was the resident barber. His top piece was shaved and he tried to convince me that it aint too bad. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < n.?a1549
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