noun
piping
PEYE-pihng
noun
1
A connected system of pipes carrying liquid or gas through a structure.
"A plumber checked the piping under the kitchen sink for leaks."
"The building's heating relies on old copper piping."
2
A narrow decorative trim, often a cord covered in fabric, sewn along the edge of clothing or upholstery.
"The jacket had white piping along the collar and cuffs."
3
Thin lines of icing squeezed from a piping bag onto a cake.
"She finished the cake with delicate piping around the edge."
adj
1
High-pitched, as in the phrase "piping hot" (very hot) or a piping voice.
"The soup arrived piping hot, straight from the stove."
How to Use Piping
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDepending on context: the pipes running through a building, decorative trim on fabric, thin lines of icing on a cake, or (as an adjective) very hot/high-pitched.
Common pairings
copper piping
piping hot
decorative piping
pipe icing
Word Forms
pipings plural
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