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NIGHT-PIECE

\nˈa͡ɪtpˈiːs], \nˈa‍ɪtpˈiːs], \n_ˈaɪ_t_p_ˈiː_s]\

Definitions of NIGHT-PIECE

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A piece of painting, so coloured as to be best seen to advantage by artificial light.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. A piece of painting representing some night-scene, or so coloured as to be exhibited to the best advantage by artificial light.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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