Associations to the word «Afterpiece»

Wiktionary

AFTERPIECE, noun. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.
AFTERPIECE, noun. (nautical) The heel of a rudder.

Dictionary definition

AFTERPIECE, noun. A brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.