kneepiece

knee·piece

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-pees]
- /ˈniˌpis/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-pees]
- /ˈniˌpis/

Definitions of kneepiece word

noun kneepiece a piece of armor for protecting the knee, as a poleyn. 1
noun kneepiece a bent or knee-shaped piece of timber in a ship 0
noun kneepiece a piece of armor to protect the knee 0

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Origin of kneepiece

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; knee + piece

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kneepiece

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kneepiece

kneepiece popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

kneepiece usage trend in Literature

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