battle piece

English

Alternative forms

battlepiece, battle-piece

Noun

battle piece (plural battle pieces)

(art) A painting, or a musical composition, representing a battle.[1]
A piece of music designed to be played in battle.

Translations

painting or musical composition representing a battle

Finnish: sotamaalaus (painting), sotateos (most kinds of art)
French: scène de guerre f
Polish: dzieło o bitwie n

References

“battle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

“battle piece”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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