zone-piece, n.

zone-piece
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zone-piecenoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zone-piece come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the noun zone-piece is in the late 1700s.

OED's only evidence for zone-piece is from 1795, in the writing of William Herschel, musician and astronomer.

### Nearby entries

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2. zone electrophoresis, n. 1952–
3. zone fossil, n. 1904–
4. zoneless, adj. 1748–
5. zonelet, n. 1855–
6. zone level, v. 1974–
7. zone leveller, n. 1956–
8. zone levelling, n. 1953–
9. zone-melt, v. 1982–
10. zone melting, n. 1952–
11. zone-piece, n.1795–
12. zone plate, n. 1890–
13. zoner, n. 1962–
14. zone-refine, v. 1962–
15. zone refiner, n. 1959–
16. zone refining, n. 1952–
17. zone therapy, n. 1915–
18. zone time, n. 1908–
19. Zonian, n. 1910–
20. zonic, adj. 1797–
21. zoning, n. a1821–

## Meaning & use

1. 1795–
   See zone n. Compounds.
   1. 1795

      > A zone-piece, to point out the required limits of the intended zones.

      W. Herschel in Philosophical Transactions (Royal Society) vol. 85 385

Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.

zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.