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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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
Large copper piping towers from Germany feed the draft beer taps.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
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Noun
The revelations about Nestlé piping water out of the national forest sparked an outpouring of opposition and prompted several complaints to California regulators questioning the company’s water rights claims, which led to the state’s investigation.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
Large copper piping towers from Germany feed the draft beer taps.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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