Definition

1. Noun:
   • Fabric sold by length: "Piece goods" refers to textiles or fabrics that are sold in measured lengths, typically by the yard or meter, rather than as finished items like clothing.
   • Merchandise category: It denotes a category of dry goods, specifically cloth, that is sold from a bolt or roll.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The store specializes in piece goods, offering a wide variety of silks and cottons.
  • She went to the market to buy some piece goods for her sewing project.

Advanced Usage

• "To deal in piece goods": to have a business selling fabrics by length.
  • His family has dealt in piece goods for three generations.

Variants and Related Words

• Yard goods (n): A synonym for piece goods, emphasizing sale by the yard.
  • The selection of yard goods has diminished in modern department stores.
• Bolt (n): A roll of fabric, which is how piece goods are often stored and sold.
  • The new bolts of piece goods arrived at the warehouse.
• Dry goods (n): A broader historical category of merchandise that includes piece goods, as well as items like thread, ribbons, and other textiles.

Synonyms

• Fabrics by the yard: Textiles sold in measured lengths.
• Cloth by the length: Another descriptive term for piece goods.

Related Phrases

• To cut from the bolt: To measure and cut a length of fabric from a roll of piece goods.
  • The assistant cut three yards of linen from the bolt.

Noun

1. merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard