minor piece

noun Chess.

a bishop or knight.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of minor piece

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby minor piece

minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece, minor planet, minor premise, minor prophet, minor salivary gland, minor scale
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