piping

13 ENTRIES FOUND:

1piping

noun

Definition of PIPING

1
a : a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe b : the music of a pipe
2
: a quantity or system of pipes
3
: trimming stitched in seams or along edges (as of clothing, slipcovers, or curtains)

Examples of PIPING

  1. There's a problem with the piping in the building.
  2. a sofa trimmed with blue piping
  3. a uniform with yellow piping down the pants

First Known Use of PIPING

13th century

Rhymes with PIPING

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