PIECE (2)
Source: 566, 567
piece (2). Piece, v.t. to enlarge, add, join, close, supply
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Piece, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pieced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Piecing (?).] 1. 1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; — often with out. Shak.
2. 2. To unite; to join; to combine. Fuller.
His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him. Fuller.