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1 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) flautuleikur2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) rörlögn; dæling (eftir rörlögnum) -
2 piping hot
(very hot: piping hot soup.) sjóðandi heitur -
3 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) pípa, rör2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) pípa3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) hljóðpípa2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) leiða (vatn, gas) eftir röri2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) leika á hljóðpípu3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) segja hvellum rómi•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) skær, skerandi- pipeline
- piping hot
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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. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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piping — ► NOUN 1) lengths of pipe. 2) lines of icing or cream, used to decorate cakes and desserts. 3) thin cord covered in fabric and inserted along the length of a seam or hem for decoration. ● piping hot Cf. ↑piping hot … English terms dictionary
Piping — Pip ing, n. 1. A small cord covered with cloth, used as trimming for women s dresses. [1913 Webster] 2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piping — [pīp′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person who pipes 2. the music made by pipes 3. a shrill voice or sound 4. a) a system of pipes b) pipes collectively 5. a pipelike fold of material with which edges or seams are trimmed … English World dictionary
Piping — Piping, Pipe … Universal-Lexikon
Piping — For other uses, see Pipe. Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid. [cite book|author … Wikipedia
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piping — pip|ing1 [ˈpaıpıŋ] n [U] 1.) a thin tube of cloth, usually with string inside, sewn onto clothing, furniture etc as decoration 2.) several pipes, or a system of pipes, used to send liquid or gas in or out of a building piping 2 piping2 adv piping … Dictionary of contemporary English
piping — /ˈpaɪpɪŋ / (say puyping) noun 1. pipes collectively. 2. material formed into a pipe or pipes. 3. the act of someone or something that pipes. 4. the sound of pipes. 5. shrill sound. 6. the music of pipes. 7. a cordlike ornamentation made of icing …
Piping — Pipe Pipe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piping}.] 1. To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe. [1913 Webster] A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes. W. Irving … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
