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set piece
noun
1.
an arrangement of slow-burning fireworks forming a design or composition when lighted.
2.
Theater. a piece of scenery used as part of a stage set, as a profile or three-dimensional construction built to stand independently on the stage floor: A few set pieces simulating rocks and a fence constituted the scenery for the first act.
3.
a work of art, literature, music, etc., having a prescribed thematic and formal structure: the set pieces of Restoration comedy.
4.
a scene, action, or the like, having a conventional form and functioning as part of the structure of a work of art, literature, etc.
5.
EXPANDa military operation carried out according to a rigid plan.
6.
COLLAPSE(in a novel, narrative poem, or the like) a passage more or less extraneous to the sequence of events, introduced to supply background, color, or the like.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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Set piece
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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| set piece | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a work of literature, music, etc, often having a conventional or prescribed theme, intended to create an impressive effect |
| 2. | a piece of scenery built to stand independently as part of a stage set |
| 3. | a display of fireworks |
| 4. | sport a rehearsed team manoeuvre, usually attempted in continuous games at a restart of play, esp when the other side has been penalized for improper play |
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