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)
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Examples of piping in a Sentence
Noun
There's a problem with the piping in the building.
a sofa trimmed with blue piping
a uniform with yellow piping down the pants
Adjective
the piping voices of small children
the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Live bed bugs in the seams, piping and folds of your mattress.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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Noun
The Head Sportswear summer collection has a vintage edge, and mixes technical fabrics in colors such as yellow, navy, white and sweatshirt gray with details such as piping and tie dye.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Live bed bugs in the seams, piping and folds of your mattress.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
Adjective
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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