Piece of calico
noun phrase
A woman
[first form 1880+, variant 1751+; piece meant ”woman” as long ago as the 1400s]
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noun phrase (Variations: hunk may replace piece; jack may replace change) Money, esp a large amount: which would come to quite a piece of change (1914+) A sum of money, especially a considerable amount, as in That car is worth a piece of change. [ ; early 1900s ]
- Piece-of-eight
noun 1. (def 4). noun (pl) pieces of eight 1. a former Spanish coin worth eight reals; peso
- Piece-of-exchange
noun 1. a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
- Piece of fluff
noun phrase A girl or young woman; chit (1840s+) Related Terms bit of fluff
- Piece of shit
noun phrase