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period piece

period piece noun: a work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.

Noun

period piece (plural period pieces)

  1. A work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.
  2. A work which evokes the era in which it was produced, but may not have any other special features.
    • Paying for these buyings, and arranging for their cartage to the shop, she got away, feeling physically tired but mentally elated, and very anxious to hear what Peter would say about the quality of her period pieces, and what prospects they offered for restoration.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 75
    • Other designs of this period were the old "J" class 2-6-0s, built in England, the Baldwin "T" class 2-8-0s of 1879, splendid American period pieces, and the old "K" class 2-4-2s built by Rogers of Philadelphia.1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 558

Forms of period piece

pluralperiod pieces

Questions about period piece

What does period piece mean?
Period piece means a work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.
What part of speech is period piece?
Period piece is a noun.
What is the plural of period piece?
The plural of period piece is period pieces.

Words near period piece in the dictionary

  1. period of time
  2. period pain
  3. period pains
  4. period panties
  5. period pants
  6. period piece
  7. period pieces
  8. period play
  9. period poverty
  10. periodate
  11. periodates

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