(shoemaking) The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground.

(architecture) A short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters and keep them from slipping.

(nautical) One of the timbers which terminate the transom and define the shape of the stern.

(film, television) A speech given by a presenter or character directly to the viewing audience through the camera.

(historical) One who buys shreds and remnants of cloth in order to resell them.

Goods usually sold by pieces or fixed portions, such as shirtings, calicos, sheetings, etc.

(historical) A gold coin of the time of James V of Scotland, bearing an image of the king's head wearing a bonnet.

(shipbuilding) The main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.

Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.

(transitive) To increase or complete by adding one or more pieces. / (transitive) To lay out or present possible components of a whole.