Pipelayer
Pipe″lay′er (?), n., orPipe″ lay′er. 1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc.2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; — in this sense, u...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pipelaying
Pipe″lay′ing, n., orPipe″ lay′ing. 1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water, gas, etc.2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for personal a...
Pipemouth
Pipe″mouth′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any fish of the genus Fistularia; — called also tobacco pipefish. See Fistularia.
Piper
‖Pi″per (?), n. See Pepper.
Piper (2)
Pip″er (?), n. 1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. “The hereditary piper and his sons.” Macaulay.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A common European gurnard (Trigla ...
Piperaceous
Pip′er‐a″ceous (?), a. [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceæ) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen gene...
Piperazine
{ Pi‐per″a‐zine (?), n. Also –zin }. [Piperidine + azote + -ine.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance, (C2H4NH)2, formed by action of ammonia on ethylene bromide, by reduction of py...
Piperic
Pi‐per″ic (pī̍‐pĕr″ĭk), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, a complex organic acid found in the products of different members of the Pepper family, and ext...
Piperidge
Pip″er‐idge (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Pepperidge.
Piperidine
Pi‐per″i‐dine (?), n.(Chem.) An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine.
Piperine
Pip″er‐ine (?), n. [L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine.] (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper ...
Piperonal
Pip′er‐o″nal (?), n.(Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by oxidation of piperic acid, and regarded as a complex aldehyde.
Piperylene
Pi‐per″y‐lene (?), n. [Piperidine + acetylene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon obtained by decomposition of certain piperidine derivatives.
Pipestem
Pipe″stem′ (?), n. The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco, etc.Took a long reed for a pipestem. Longfellow.
Pipestone
Pipe″stone′ (?), n. A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite.
Pipette
Pi‐pette″ (?), n. [F., dim. of pipe.] A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, — used for transferring or delivering measured ...
Pipevine
Pipe″vine′ (?), n.(Bot.) The Dutchman's pipe. See under Dutchman.
Pipevine (2)
Pipe″vine′ (?), n. Any climbing species of Aristolochia; esp., the Dutchman's pipe (A. sipho).
Pipewood
Pipe″wood′ (?), n. An ericaceous shrub (Leucothoë acuminata) of the southern United States, from the wood of which pipe bowls are made.
Pipewort
Pipe″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of a genus (Eriocaulon) of aquatic or marsh herbs with soft grass-like leaves.
Piping
Pip″ing (pīp″ĭng), a. [From Pipe, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. “Lowing herds and piping swains.” Swift.2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe...
Piping (2)
Pip″ing, n. 1. A small cord covered with cloth, — used as trimming for women's dresses.2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shr...
Pipistrel
{ Pi‐pis″trel (?), Pip′i‐strelle″ (?), } n. [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zoöl.) A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); — called also flittermouse.
Pipit
Pip″it (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillidæ. They strongly resemble the true larks ...
Pipkin
Pip″kin, n. [Dim. of Pipe.] A small earthen boiler.
Pippin
Pip″pin (?), n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being raised from the seed. See Pip a seed.] (Bot.) (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling...
Pippul tree
Pip″pul tree′ (?). Same as Peepul tree.