Piecings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act or process of joining or combining pieces into a whole; the technique or result of assembling parts or fragments; a method of creating a complete unit from smaller components
2. A process involving fitting or connecting separate elements together; the practice of constructing or repairing by attaching sections; an action of uniting fragments to form something unified
3. The operation of merging individual parts into one entity; a technique related to attaching or fixing pieces in place; the procedure of making a composite by joining portions together

Etymology: "Piecings" is the plural of "piecing", a noun for the act of joining separate parts into a whole. Its root is the familiar "piece", and the plural simply treats each instance of the joining as a separate event, so a quilter or a restorer might speak of several piecings that together made up one object.

Synonyms: joining, sewing, stitching, mending, patching

Antonyms: tearing, ripping, breaking, destroying, separating