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The lapwing, or pewit. [Prov. Eng.]

An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.

A receiver. [R.] Bailey

A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.

The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

self; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. "Fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece." Hume.

In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] "Being torn apieces." Shak.

A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. Apple-pie bed, a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them. Halliwell, Conybeare. -- Apple-pie order, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.…

A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.

A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or bail bond.

The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.

A cur [Scot.]

An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.

From head to foot; at all points. "He was armed cap-a-pie." Prescott.

An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.

Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; -- used for surgical dressings.

A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace.

A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. Shak. Fosbroke.

One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original; a transcriber.

uthern United States and Mississippi valley. There are several species. [Written also croppie.]