piping

  • 21piping — noun 1》 lengths of pipe. 2》 thin lines of icing or cream, used to decorate cakes and desserts. 3》 thin cord covered in fabric, used for decoration and to reinforce seams. 4》 the action or art of playing a pipe or pipes. Phrases piping hot (of… …

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  • 22piping — UK [ˈpaɪpɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a long tube that can be cut into smaller tubes to make pipes a length of copper/steel/plastic piping 2) a thin tube of cloth used for decorating the edges of clothing, covers for chairs etc 3) thin lines of …

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  • 23piping — pip•ing [[t]ˈpaɪ pɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) civ pipes collectively; a system of pipes 2) civ material formed into pipes 3) the act of a person or thing that pipes 4) the sound of pipes 5) a shrill sound 6) mad the music of pipes 7) clo a usu. narrow band of… …

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  • 24Piping Plover — On Sauble Beach, Ontario, Canada Conservation status …

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  • 25piping hot — (of food, usu when served) very hot, literally so hot as to make a hissing or sizzling noise • • • Main Entry: ↑pipe * * * piping hot UK US adjective food or drink that is piping hot is very hot Thesaurus: cooked or preparedhyponym * * * (of food …

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  • 26Piping crow — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27Piping crow shrike — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 28Piping frog — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 29Piping hot — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

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  • 30Piping roller — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English